UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-38998
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-38998
Published
2026-09-14T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-14T11:17:26Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Media (version 2026.02.26) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a series of crafted RTSP and HTTP requests to the server.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / liblivemedia

Package

Name
liblivemedia
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblivemedia?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2014.*
2014.01.13-1
2016.*
2016.01.29-2
2016.02.09-1
2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbasicusageenvironment1",
            "binary_version": "2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgroupsock8",
            "binary_version": "2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblivemedia50",
            "binary_version": "2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libusageenvironment3",
            "binary_version": "2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "livemedia-utils",
            "binary_version": "2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / liblivemedia

Package

Name
liblivemedia
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblivemedia?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2017.*
2017.07.18-1
2017.09.12-1ubuntu1
2017.10.28-2
2018.*
2018.01.29-1
2018.02.18-1
2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbasicusageenvironment1",
            "binary_version": "2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgroupsock8",
            "binary_version": "2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblivemedia62",
            "binary_version": "2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libusageenvironment3",
            "binary_version": "2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "livemedia-utils",
            "binary_version": "2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / liblivemedia

Package

Name
liblivemedia
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblivemedia?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2018.*
2018.11.26-1.1
2020.*
2020.01.19-1
2020.01.19-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbasicusageenvironment1",
            "binary_version": "2020.01.19-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgroupsock8",
            "binary_version": "2020.01.19-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblivemedia77",
            "binary_version": "2020.01.19-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libusageenvironment3",
            "binary_version": "2020.01.19-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "livemedia-utils",
            "binary_version": "2020.01.19-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998.json"