{"id":"CVE-2026-96675","title":"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","summary":"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…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-129","CWE-125"],"vendor":"ALSA Project","product":"alsa-lib","affected":["alsa-lib <= 1.2.16.1"],"published":"2026-09-23","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T18:17:12.070","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96675","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c#L1122-L1131","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/pull/527","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-through-1.2.16.1-denial-of-service-via-pcm-multi","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-96675.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96675"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539482"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96675"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96675"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-23T17:43:25.304056Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T16:27:22.660Z","scores":{"nvd":3.3,"vendor":5.5},"slug":"CVE-2026-96675","body":"## Overview\n\nalsa-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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Hardened Images · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-09-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-96675.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}