- Issued:
- 2009-02-06
- Updated:
- 2009-02-06
RHSA-2009:0270 - Important: gstreamer-plugins security update
Synopsis
Important: gstreamer-plugins security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
Updated gstreamer-plugins packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Description
The gstreamer-plugins package contains plugins used by the GStreamer streaming-media framework to support a wide variety of media types.
A heap buffer overflow was found in the GStreamer's QuickTime media file format decoding plug-in. An attacker could create a carefully-crafted QuickTime media .mov file that would cause an application using GStreamer to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code if played by a victim. (CVE-2009-0397)
All users of gstreamer-plugins are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, all applications using GStreamer (such as rhythmbox) must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ia64.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.x86_64.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.src.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ppc.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.s390x.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.s390.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.s390.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ia64.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.x86_64.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.i386.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-devel-0.8.5-1.EL.2.s390x.rpm
- gstreamer-plugins-0.8.5-1.EL.2.ppc.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.