Vulnerability · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-52722Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: signed integer overflow in vmnc decoder cursor payload handling
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity integer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A signed integer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's VMnc decoder. A crafted VMnc stream with large cursor dimensions can overflow signed integer payload-size arithmetic, bypassing a length check and leading to out-of-bounds reads. A remote attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted VMnc file, potentially causing a crash or information disclosure.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 1.26.7-2.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:36749 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 1.16.1-8.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:37130 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 1.22.12-7.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:36834 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 1.26.7-2.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:36749 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 1.16.1-8.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:37130 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 1.22.12-7.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:36834 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs | 1.26.7-2.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:36749 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs | 1.22.12-7.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:36834 |
| Debian:13 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | 1.26.2-3+deb13u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52722 |
| Debian:14 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | 1.28.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52722 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 0:1.26.7-2.el10_2.4 | RLSA-2026:36749 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 0:1.16.1-8.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:37130 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 0:1.22.12-7.el9_8.1 | RLSA-2026:36834 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52722 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52722 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52722 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
References
- RHSA-2026:36749 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:36834 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:37130 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47069 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47070 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47071 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47075 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47076 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47176 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47717 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47718 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:49517 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-52722 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2486733 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/work_items/5107
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-52722.json x_sadp-csaf-vex