CVE-2026-56109 (GCVE-0-2026-56109)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-22 15:58 – Updated: 2026-07-14 21:34 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
ALSA Library < 1.2.16.1 Double-Free via parse_def() in conf.c
Summary
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library before 1.2.16.1 contains a double-free vulnerability in parse_def() in src/conf.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying maliciously crafted ALSA configuration text. When parsing nested compound or array configuration blocks, parse_def() fails to check return values before continuing, causing snd_config_delete() to be called twice on the same already-freed node, resulting in a NULL-pointer write or invalid memory read.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-22 17:29 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
alsa-project alsa-lib Affected: 0 , < 1.2.16.1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-06-08 00:00
Credits
Dmitrijs Trizna of Aisle Research Luigino Camastra of Aisle Research Guido Vranken of Aisle Research Ze Sheng of Aisle Research
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