Advisories

alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Integer Overflow via Topology File

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • alsa-lib <= 1.2.16.1

CWE
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS
4.8
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Harsh Raj Singhania
Description
alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 computes combined topology element size using 32-bit arithmetic in src/topology/ctl.c, allowing integer overflow that defeats bounds checks. Attackers can supply crafted topology files that wrap size calculations, causing the decoder to read beyond the topology buffer and potentially leak sensitive data or crash the application.

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