# CVE-2026-96675: alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Denial of Service via pcm\_multi

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-23 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- ALSA Project alsa-lib: through 1.2.16.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ALSA Project alsa-lib, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/pull/527
- https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/pcm/pcm_multi.c#L1122-L1131
- https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-through-1.2.16.1-denial-of-service-via-pcm-multi

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