CVE-2026-119842

Public on 2026-10-30
Modified on 2026-11-02
Description
A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base MicroDVD subtitle parser. When processing a specially crafted subtitle file, the parser may dereference a NULL pointer, causing the application to crash when a user opens or plays media with a malformed MicroDVD (.sub) subtitle file.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gstreamer-plugins-base Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gstreamer1-plugins-base Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 gstreamer1-plugins-base Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gstreamer1-plugins-base Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-119842 Mitre: CVE-2026-119842