CVE-2026-25068CWE-129

alsa-lib 1.2.15.2 Topology Decoder Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Medium · published January 29, 2026

CVSS v4.0
4.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00198 · 9.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-129 · Improper Validation of Array Index
Published
2026-01-29T19:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JAN 19:08Z
    alsa-lib 1.2.15.2 Topology Decoder Heap-based Buffer Overflow
    cvelistv5