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Echo: gst-plugins-good1.0: security update to 1.26.2-1+e8

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473627

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This
 vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer.
 User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page
 or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNG files. The issue results from
 the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based
 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
 Was ZDI-CAN-29581. (CVE-2026-18298)

Solution

Update the gst-plugins-good1.0 library and its related packages to version 1.26.2-1+e8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-18298

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473627

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-18298

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-18298