Description
alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the multi PCM plugin that fails to validate sparse binding indices before array access. Attackers can supply a malicious ALSA configuration file with sparse bindings to trigger an out-of-bounds array read and assertion failure, causing the application to abort.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the multi PCM plugin that fails to validate sparse binding indices before array access. Attackers can supply a malicious ALSA configuration file with sparse bindings to trigger an out-of-bounds array read and assertion failure, causing the application to abort.
Title alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Denial of Service via pcm_multi
First Time appeared Alsa-project
Alsa-project alsa-lib
Weaknesses CWE-129
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Alsa-project
Alsa-project alsa-lib
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Alsa-project Alsa-lib
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T15:35:12.748Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T15:10:29.016Z

Link: CVE-2026-96675

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-129

    Improper Validation of Array Index