CVE-2026-25068

alsa-lib: alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow i...

CVE-2026-25068 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by libasound2 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1, released January 29, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
alsa-lib · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 1.2.4-1.1+deb11u1 DLA-4469-1 Feb 5, 2026
alsa-lib · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.2.14-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25068 Jan 29, 2026
alsa-lib · Debian 14 1.2.16-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25068 Jan 29, 2026
alsa-lib · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
alsa-lib-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
alsa-lib-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
alsa-lib-devel · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
alsa-topology · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
alsa-ucm · amzn 2023 1.2.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1426 Feb 16, 2026
libasound2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 libasound2 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 libasound2-data 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-data · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2-data 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-data · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 libasound2-data 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-data · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2-data 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-data · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 libasound2-data 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-plugin-smixer · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 libasound2-plugin-smixer 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-plugin-smixer · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2-plugin-smixer 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-plugin-smixer · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 libasound2-plugin-smixer 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-plugin-smixer · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2-plugin-smixer 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2-plugin-smixer · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 libasound2-plugin-smixer 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 libasound2t64 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2t64 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 libasound2t64 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libasound2t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 libasound2t64 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 Jan 29, 2026
libatopology2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 libatopology2 1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1 Jan 29, 2026
libatopology2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 libatopology2 1.2.6.1-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libatopology2t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 libatopology2t64 1.2.11-1ubuntu0.2 Jan 29, 2026
libatopology2t64 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 libatopology2t64 1.2.14-1ubuntu1.1 Jan 29, 2026
libatopology2t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 libatopology2t64 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1 Jan 29, 2026

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