Double Free Affecting libalsa package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBALSA-17661001
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed22 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-56109  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Double Free in the parse_def function in conf.c when parsing nested compound or array configuration blocks. An attacker can corrupt memory or cause a denial of service by supplying maliciously crafted ALSA configuration text that triggers a double-free condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1