# CVE-2021-3497: GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-19 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a gstreamer-plugins-good: gstreamer-plugins-good 1.18.4

## Description

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a gstreamer-plugins-good, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1945339
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2021-0002.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4900
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-31

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