Low 3.3Published Sep 23, 2026

CVE-2026-96675alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Denial of Service via pcm_multi

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:23 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-129
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Sep 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

ALSA Project alsa-lib alsa_project:alsa_lib (from the name)	through 1.2.16.1	CNA record

References

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/pull/527issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c#L1122-L1131technical-description
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-libproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-through-1.2.16.1-denial-of-service-via-pcm-multithird-party-advisory

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