USN-8896-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8896-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8896-1
Upstream
CVE (7)
Related
UBUNTU (7)
Published
2026-10-07T19:43:55Z
Modified
2026-10-08T19:58:54Z
Summary
gst-plugins-ugly1.0 vulnerabilities
Details

Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-38103, CVE-2023-38104)

It was discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed ASF and RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-2920, CVE-2026-2922)

Tianshuo Han discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2026-53703, CVE-2026-53704)

Seonwook Kim discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed ASF files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2026-19389)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.0-1ubuntu1
1.6.1-1ubuntu1
1.6.2-1ubuntu1
1.7.1-1ubuntu1
1.7.2-1ubuntu1
1.7.90-1ubuntu1
1.7.91-1ubuntu1
1.8.0-1ubuntu1
1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1
1.8.2-1ubuntu0.1
1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1
1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-amr",
            "binary_version": "1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38103",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38104",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2920",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2922",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.12.3-1
1.12.3-1build1
1.12.4-1
1.12.4-1build1
1.13.1-1
1.13.91-1
1.14.0-1
1.14.1-1~ubuntu18.04.1
1.14.4-1~ubuntu18.04.1
1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38103",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38104",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2920",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2922",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.16.1-1
1.16.1-1build1
1.16.2-1
1.16.2-2
1.16.2-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.16.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38103",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38104",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2920",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2922",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.18.5-1
1.20.0-1
1.20.0-1build1
1.20.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38103",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-38104",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2920",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2922",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.24.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.22.5-1
1.22.6-1
1.22.7-1
1.22.8-1
1.22.10-1
1.24.1-1
1.24.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.24.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2920",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2922",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
gst-plugins-ugly1.0

Package

Name
gst-plugins-ugly1.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-ugly1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.26.6-1
1.26.7-1build1
1.27.2-1
1.27.90-1
1.28.0-1
1.28.1-1
1.28.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly",
            "binary_version": "1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-19389",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53703",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-53704",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8896-1.json"