CVE-2026-96675

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.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c#L1122-L1131
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/pull/527
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-through-1.2.16.1-denial-of-service-via-pcm-multi

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Sep 2026, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-23 16:16

Updated : 2026-09-24 21:08

NVD link : CVE-2026-96675

Mitre link : CVE-2026-96675

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-96675

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-129

Improper Validation of Array Index

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