RHSA-2026:56772: Important: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update

Published Aug 19, 2026
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Updated

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package contains a collection of plug-ins for GStreamer.Security Fix(es): gstreamer: gstreamer: rfbsrc/librfb Hextile heap out-of-bounds write with 16bpp framebuffer (CVE-2026-59691) gstreamer: gstreamer: DTLS certificate Subject DN stack buffer overflow in opensslverifycallback (CVE-2026-59692) 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.

Other sources

Important: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update

Red Hat

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource<1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
1.16.1-4.el8_4.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.16.1-4.el8_4.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade gstreamer to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2026-59692
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch CVE-2026-59691

Event History

Aug 19, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·05:18 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:18 AM
Severity

Frequently Asked Questions

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Which Red Hat product streams are covered by this advisory?

The advisory applies to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life.

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