========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4959-1 May 18, 2021 gst-plugins-base1.0 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description: - gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins Details: It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.18.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4959-1 CVE-2021-3522 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.18.0-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3