RHSA-2020:1631 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: GStreamer, libmad, and SDL security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · April 29, 2020
Updated · June 27, 2026
Topic
An update for GStreamer, libmad, and SDL is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The GStreamer library provides a streaming media framework based on graphs of media data filters.
The libmad package is an MPEG audio decoder capable of 24-bit output.
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device.
Security Fix(es):
- libmad: Double-free in the mad_decoder_run() function (CVE-2018-7263)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.