Bug 2569213 - CVE-2026-125040 mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base: gst-plugins-base: Quadratic regex processing in SRT/WebVTT subtitle parser causes denial of service [fedora-43]
Summary: CVE-2026-125040 mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base: gst-plugins-base: Quadratic re...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base
Version: 43
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Sandro Mani
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: CVE-2026-125040
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Reported: 2026-11-09 16:48 UTC by lcelant
Modified: 2026-11-09 16:48 UTC (History)
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Description lcelant 2026-11-09 16:48:32 UTC 
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GStreamer-SA-2026-0023: The SRT/WebVTT subtitle parser (subparse) uses regular-expression matching and replacement with quadratic time complexity for long lines. A crafted subtitle file can cause excessive CPU use and application unresponsiveness. Fixed in gst-plugins-base 1.28.2.
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