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.
History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:43:33.800Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-96675

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:43:28.791Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-23T16:16:50.523

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:08:55.030

Link: CVE-2026-96675

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-23T15:35:12Z

Links: CVE-2026-96675 - Bugzilla