CVE-2026-52721

NameCVE-2026-52721
DescriptionMultiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities were found in GStreamer's pcapparse element. Malformed PCAP records can trigger reads beyond buffer boundaries during IPv4/TCP header parsing. This element is primarily used in debugging pipelines, limiting real-world exposure. A local attacker could trick a user into processing a specially crafted PCAP file, potentially leading to a crash or information disclosure.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gst-plugins-bad1.0 (PTS)bullseye1.18.4-3+deb11u4vulnerable
bullseye (security)1.18.4-3+deb11u6vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)1.22.0-4+deb12u7vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie1.26.2-3+deb13u1vulnerable
forky1.28.3-1vulnerable
sid1.28.4-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gst-plugins-bad1.0source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486732
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/work_items/5106 (private)

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