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.

  • Published Sep 23, 2026
  • CVSS 4.8 medium
  • 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-96675 at the National Vulnerability Database