# CVE-2026-88386: libsndfile 1.2.2 contains a misaligned memory access issue in psf\_binheader\_readf() while parsing WAV fmt chunks.

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

libsndfile 1.2.2 contains a misaligned memory access issue in psf_binheader_readf() while parsing WAV fmt chunks. A specially crafted WAV file can cause the function to cast an unaligned destination address to unsigned int * and perform a 4-byte store. This results in undefined behavior leading to denial of service.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1150
- https://github.com/mhlavink/libsndfileci/commit/474e4d328b1e6240b93ec6ed14efb7c6a44bee57

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