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CVE-2024-47613: GHSL-2024-118: GStreamer has a null pointer dereference in gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. A null pointer dereference vulnerability has been identified in `gst_gdk_pixbuf_dec_flush` within `gstgdkpixbufdec.c`. This function invokes `memcpy`, using `out_pix` as the destination address. `out_pix` is expected to point to the frame 0 from the frame structure, which is read from the input file. However, in certain situations, it can points to a NULL frame, causing the subsequent call to `memcpy` to attempt writing to the null address (0x00), leading to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) by triggering a segmentation fault (SEGV). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.

Affected products

• GStreamer: before 1.24.10 — fixed in 1.24.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GStreamer 1.24.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/8041.patch
• https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2024-0025.html
• https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-115_GHSL-2024-118_Gstreamer/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00035.html

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