CVE-2026-59691
Publication date 9 July 2026
Last updated 9 July 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's rfbsrc plugin. When a client connects to a malicious RFB/VNC server that advertises a 16bpp framebuffer and sends Hextile-encoded updates, the Hextile background fill path writes 32-bit pixel values into a buffer allocated for 16-bit pixels. This type mismatch causes an out-of-bounds heap write that can lead to denial of service (process crash) and potential memory corruption.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gst-plugins-bad1.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.1 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59691
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59691
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497343
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-security/-/merge_requests/100
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/work_items/5173