Amazon Linux 2 : gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3790 (ALAS-2026-3790)

high Nessus Plugin ID 325589

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free installed on the remote host is prior to 1.18.4-5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3790 advisory.

A denial of service vulnerability was found in GStreamer's AV1 codec parser in gst-plugins-bad. The gst_av1_parser_parse_tile_list_obu() function passes a byte count to a bit-reader API that expects a bit count, causing parser desynchronization. A remote attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted AV1 media file, triggering an assertion abort and causing the application to crash.
(CVE-2026-52718)

Multiple 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.
(CVE-2026-52721)

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. (CVE-2026-52722)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3790' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 325589

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3790.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/8/2026

Updated: 7/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-52721

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-52722

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-52718, CVE-2026-52721, CVE-2026-52722

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