Description
A flaw was found in GStreamer's WavPack audio decoder in gst-plugins-good. When processing a specially crafted WavPack file, an integer overflow in the buffer size calculation (4 * block_samples * channels) in gst_wavpack_dec_handle_frame() causes a very small heap allocation. The WavPack library then writes decoded audio samples far beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in heap memory corruption. This affects both 32-bit and 64-bit systems since the arithmetic is performed in 32-bit integers before promotion to the allocation size type. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application or potentially execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a malicious WavPack audio file.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:1.26.7-2.el10_2.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.24.11-1.el10_0.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.10.4-4.el7_9.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-7.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_6.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_6.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-5.el8_8.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-5.el8_8.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.12-7.el9_8.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.4-8.el9_2.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.1-4.el9_4.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.12-5.el9_6.1 to < *unaffected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36675 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36774 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37129 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47032 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47050 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47051 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47052 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47174 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49602 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49603 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49604 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53705 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487615 ↗
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53705.json ↗