CVE-2026-1940
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CVE-2026-1940 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An incomplete fix for CVE-2024-47778 allows an out-of-bounds read in gst_wavparse_adtl_chunk() function. The patch added a size validation check lsize + 8 > size, but it does not account for the GST_ROUND_UP_2(lsize) used in the actual offset calculation. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An incomplete fix for CVE-2024-47778 allows an out-of-bounds read in gst_wavparse_adtl_chunk() function. The patch added a size validation check lsize + 8 > size, but it does not account for the GST_ROUND_UP_2(lsize) used in the actual offset calculation. When lsize is an odd number, the parser advances more bytes than validated, causing OOB read.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop | Gst-Plugins-Good | 1.0.0 |
| Gstreamer | Gstreamer | < 1.28.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1940Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436932Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2026-0001.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-1940Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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