CVE-2026-96675

alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Denial of Service via pcm_multi

Published Sep 23, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 23, 2026, 5:43 PM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 23, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 9:08 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 PM