RHSA-2026:56029: Important: pipewire security update

Published Aug 18, 2026
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Updated

Important: pipewire security update

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PipeWire is a multimedia server for Linux and other Unix like operating systems.Security Fix(es): pipewire: PipeWire: Sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading (CVE-2026-5674) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

— Red Hat

Affected Software

100 affected componentsFixes available
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle
redhat/pipewire<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debugsource<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debugsource<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-utils<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-debugsource<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-utils<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
redhat/pipewire<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-alsa<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-debugsource<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-libs<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-module-x11<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-utils<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo<1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-alsa to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-gstreamer to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-module-x11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-utils to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-alsa to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-alsa-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-gstreamer to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-libs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-libs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-module-x11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-plugin-vulkan-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-pulseaudio-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-utils to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-utils-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/pipewire-v4l2-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.0.1-1.el9_6.1.aa

Event History

Aug 18, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·09:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:00 AM
Severity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which installed packages indicate that a system may be affected?

Systems with the listed Red Hat PipeWire packages installed are in scope, including pipewire, pipewire-alsa, pipewire-devel, pipewire-gstreamer, and their debug-related packages.

2

What is known about the impact and attacker requirements?

The issue is described as a sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution through malicious library loading. The provided advisory does not state the required attacker access, affected configurations, or specific exploitation steps.

3

What should be done to remediate the issue?

Apply the security update identified by RHSA-2026:56029. The supplied information does not provide a workaround or mitigation for systems that cannot be patched immediately.

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