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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 26.10 / Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS : GStreamer Good Plugins, GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerabilities (USN-9038-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 381335

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 26.10 / Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-9038-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins did not properly handle certain network streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an application crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-3083, CVE-2026-3085)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain Matroska files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-39043)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to make GStreamer Good Plugins crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-39044)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain MP4 audio tracks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-46470)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain MP4 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to make GStreamer Good Plugins crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-46471)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain WavPack audio files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2026-53705)

 It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins and GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain network streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-111183)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9038-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 381335

File Name: ubuntu_USN-9038-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.62

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46470

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-alsa, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-gl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-gtk3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-qt5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-qt6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gstreamer1.0-x, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgstreamer-gl1.0-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-111183, CVE-2026-3083, CVE-2026-3085, CVE-2026-39043, CVE-2026-39044, CVE-2026-46470, CVE-2026-46471, CVE-2026-53705

USN: 9038-1