- Issued:
- 2026-07-29
- Updated:
- 2026-07-29
RHSA-2026:47718 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Important: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
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Topic
An update for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package contains a collection of plug-ins for GStreamer.
Security Fix(es):
- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: GStreamer: Heap buffer overflow via crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb (CVE-2026-52720)
- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: GStreamer: Signed integer overflow in VMnc decoder cursor payload handling (CVE-2026-52722)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 2486731 - CVE-2026-52720 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: GStreamer: Heap buffer overflow via crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb
- BZ - 2486733 - CVE-2026-52722 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: GStreamer: Signed integer overflow in VMnc decoder cursor payload handling
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Long Life 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09fba467bc7bca7c917499e5dc53a7c8756af35a2ee9062249549bd7164e5bc9 |
| x86_64 | |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: d1336284eb658bb40d9eee33b921b6f219ec47a4414975b43506c82fa636f86d |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c947caba7bbe67c556dfb4a07d112a3770bcf6ed609e89d9f16c6fc29d9f7374 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3afe218de7129adc87b999a4a33e318793d57ed19d3d161dddf16523222ed92b |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51161b14ad84a8755322e802fce83661299e235e6992f1d6f91ce60ecb32058e |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4dc7c1936533825fb7489183ef6944766ec678b1d01367884c4340f50b7082e6 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7d1e0059e5a8289b3d6477e55a6010fb912f3a20aeba4335ee334db52667f0e6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09fba467bc7bca7c917499e5dc53a7c8756af35a2ee9062249549bd7164e5bc9 |
| x86_64 | |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: d1336284eb658bb40d9eee33b921b6f219ec47a4414975b43506c82fa636f86d |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c947caba7bbe67c556dfb4a07d112a3770bcf6ed609e89d9f16c6fc29d9f7374 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3afe218de7129adc87b999a4a33e318793d57ed19d3d161dddf16523222ed92b |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51161b14ad84a8755322e802fce83661299e235e6992f1d6f91ce60ecb32058e |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4dc7c1936533825fb7489183ef6944766ec678b1d01367884c4340f50b7082e6 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7d1e0059e5a8289b3d6477e55a6010fb912f3a20aeba4335ee334db52667f0e6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09fba467bc7bca7c917499e5dc53a7c8756af35a2ee9062249549bd7164e5bc9 |
| ppc64le | |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: c49a008b29513849dd276e7543917438141cc3b3cbcb50a9e407eec4e3a1f704 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 08bae39b3db66eb16fad20785d34f982cb5ed8466521ced24b4e111a77a804b0 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 104ce14e96369b3b00d5838e525a521dc27a7683121d7cb91004e78346c18595 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 09fba467bc7bca7c917499e5dc53a7c8756af35a2ee9062249549bd7164e5bc9 |
| x86_64 | |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: d1336284eb658bb40d9eee33b921b6f219ec47a4414975b43506c82fa636f86d |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: c947caba7bbe67c556dfb4a07d112a3770bcf6ed609e89d9f16c6fc29d9f7374 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3afe218de7129adc87b999a4a33e318793d57ed19d3d161dddf16523222ed92b |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debuginfo-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 51161b14ad84a8755322e802fce83661299e235e6992f1d6f91ce60ecb32058e |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4dc7c1936533825fb7489183ef6944766ec678b1d01367884c4340f50b7082e6 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-debugsource-1.16.1-4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7d1e0059e5a8289b3d6477e55a6010fb912f3a20aeba4335ee334db52667f0e6 |
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