Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/commit/5f7fe33002d2d98d84f72e381ec2cccc0d5d3d40
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-topology-decoder-heap-based-buffer-overflow
Scores
CVSS v4
4.6
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.9%
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
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-129
Status
published
Products (3)
ALSA Project/alsa-lib
1.2.2 - 1.2.15.2
ALSA Project/alsa-lib
5f7fe33002d2d98d84f72e381ec2cccc0d5d3d40
ALSA Project/alsa-lib
commit 5f7fe33
Published
Jan 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026