REDHAT-BUG-2510614: Medium severity GStreamer gst-plugins-good (rtph264depay) vulnerability

Published Aug 3, 2026
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Updated

GStreamer gst-plugins-good contains an unbounded memory growth vulnerability in the rtph264depay and rtph265depay RTP depayloaders. In gstrtph264depay.c, the FU-A/FU-B fragmentation handler (case 28/29 in gstrtph264depayprocess()) accumulates incoming RTP fragment payloads into a GstAdapter via gstadapterpush() without enforcing any maximum reassembly size. The adapter is only flushed when the E (end) bit is set in the FU header, which triggers gstrtph264finishfragmentationunit(). If an attacker sends a start fragment (S=1, E=0) followed by an unlimited stream of continuation fragments (S=0, E=0) with sequential RTP sequence numbers, the adapter grows without bound until process memory is exhausted. The same flaw exists in gstrtph265depay.c in the FU handler (case 49 in gstrtph265depayprocess()). The GStreamer security team confirmed the vulnerability and that rtph265depay is also affected. A fix is pending in private security Merge Request 113, planned for release in GStreamer 1.28.6 or 1.28.7. Confirmed on GStreamer 1.28.2 and 1.28.5 (dynamic testing). Reported by Yehia Ali Mohamed Ezzat (yehiaezzat710). PSIRT Ticket: PSIRTSUPT-20847.

Affected Software

2 affected components
GStreamer gst-plugins-good (rtph264depay)>=1.28.2<=1.28.5
GStreamer gst-plugins-good (rtph265depay)>=1.28.2<=1.28.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade GStreamer gst-plugins-good rtph264depay (gstrtph264depay.c) and rtph265depay (gstrtph265depay.c) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.28.6Patch PSIRTSUPT-20847
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade GStreamer gst-plugins-good rtph264depay (gstrtph264depay.c) and rtph265depay (gstrtph265depay.c) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.28.7Patch PSIRTSUPT-20847
  3. Compensating control

    Mitigate unbounded RTP fragmentation reassembly by limiting exposure to untrusted RTP/H.264/H.265 FU fragment streams until the fixed GStreamer gst-plugins-good (rtph264depay/rtph265depay) release is deployed (e.g., restrict network access to RTP sources/streams that reach these depayloaders).

  4. Operational

    After upgrading to GStreamer 1.28.6 or 1.28.7, restart affected processes that may have had persistent GstAdapter state under attack, to ensure the unbounded in-process memory growth path is cleared.

Event History

Aug 3, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:34 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-2510614?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-2510614 is medium with a score of 4.

2

What vulnerability does REDHAT-BUG-2510614 describe?

REDHAT-BUG-2510614 describes an unbounded memory growth vulnerability in the rtph264depay and rtph265depay RTP depayloaders.

3

Which software is affected by REDHAT-BUG-2510614?

REDHAT-BUG-2510614 affects GStreamer gst-plugins-good specifically the rtph264depay and rtph265depay components.

4

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-2510614?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-2510614, upgrade to the latest version of GStreamer gst-plugins-good that addresses this vulnerability.

5

What components are associated with REDHAT-BUG-2510614?

The components associated with REDHAT-BUG-2510614 are rtph264depay and rtph265depay in GStreamer.

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