CVE-2026-96674

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.44.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 4.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
4.4
EG Score
4.4(high)
EG Risk
20(Track)
EG Risk 20/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity44% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
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EPSS %ILE
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KEV
Not listed

Published

September 23, 2026

Last Modified

September 23, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: github_pr.
generic

alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Integer Overflow via Topology File | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-lib-through-1.2.16.1-integer-overflow-via-topology-file
generic

GitHub - alsa-project/alsa-lib: The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) - library · GitHub

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib
generic

alsa-lib/src/topology/ctl.c at v1.2.16.1 · alsa-project/alsa-lib · GitHub

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/topology/ctl.c#L1511-L1521
generic

alsa-lib/src/topology/ctl.c at v1.2.16.1 · alsa-project/alsa-lib · GitHub

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/topology/ctl.c#L1420-L1430
generic

alsa-lib/src/topology/ctl.c at v1.2.16.1 · alsa-project/alsa-lib · GitHub

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/blob/v1.2.16.1/src/topology/ctl.c#L1316-L1326
github_pr

alsa-lib: security hardening — UCM, conf parser, topology, PCM plugins (6 findings)

Upstream fix in progress (PR #527 · alsa-project/alsa-lib, state=open)

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/pull/527

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-96674(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-23 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-23 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-23 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-23 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-23 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-23 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 15:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-96674?
CVE-2026-96674 is a medium vulnerability published on September 23, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-96674 disclosed?
CVE-2026-96674 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-96674?
CVE-2026-96674 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-96674?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-96674, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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