Ubuntu USN-7837-1: GStreamer Good Plugins DoS (CVE-2025-47219)
Ubuntu issued USN-7837-1 for GStreamer Good Plugins, addressing CVE-2025-47219 that can cause denial of service or information disclosure via malformed media files. Updates are available for Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 LTS with Ubuntu Pro.
CORTEX Protocol Intelligence Assessment
Business Impact: Systems processing untrusted media face stability and potential data exposure risks. Technical Context: Malformed file handling triggers crash; patch updates provided for multiple plugin packages.
Strategic Intelligence Guidance
- Apply Ubuntu Pro updates for affected GStreamer packages
- Sandbox media processing workloads
- Enable crash reporting and monitor for anomalous parser activity
- Restrict ingestion of untrusted media in sensitive environments
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Intelligence Source: Ubuntu 7837-1: GStreamer Good Plugins Critical DoS Threat CVE-2025-47219 | Oct 28, 2025