Out-of-bounds Read in Freedesktop Gst-plugins-good

CVE-2026-1940

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 off…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (17.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-1940?
CVE-2026-1940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Gst-plugins-good, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2026-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-1940?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.