Ubuntu USN · USN-8130-3

GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerability

Published: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30

CVE-2026-2921

Summary

GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Details

USN-8130-1 fixed a vulnerability in GStreamer Base Plugins. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain AVI media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer Base Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommended actions per Ubuntu release

StackPatch playbook auto-generated per release codename and per affected package.

Ubuntu xenial

gst-plugins-base1.0→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-base1.0
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gstreamer1.0-alsa→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-alsa
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-base
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-doc→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-doc
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
gstreamer1.0-x→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-x
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev→1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

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