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CVE-2026-121611

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Description

A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-bad package. A use of uninitialized memory vulnerability exists in the H.265 (HEVC) bitstream parser when processing Video Parameter Sets that declare more than one HRD (Hypothetical Reference Decoder) parameter set. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a crafted H.265 media file or stream that, when processed by an application using GStreamer, causes unpredictable parser behavior and may crash the application. This can lead to a denial of service for any application using GStreamer to play back H.265 content.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-09 13:17:07.060000
Last modified
2026-11-09 13:17:07.180000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-121611",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:17:07.060",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-09T13:17:07.180",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
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          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7"
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat",
          "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
          "packageName": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free",
          "cpes": [
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        {
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          ]
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  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
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        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Primary",
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          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
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  },
  "weaknesses": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
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          "value": "CWE-457"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-121611",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2565937",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/work_items/5332",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2026-0094.html",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}