CVE-2026-90781
alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 contains a stack buffer overflow in the __snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_parse() function that writes one byte past a 64-byte buffer when parsing a name= field with 64 or more characters. Attackers can supply a long control-element identifier string through saved state files or command-line arguments to overwrite adjacent stack memory and crash the calling process.
Published:Sep 13, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00179
CVSS Score:4.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Alsa-project
Product
Alsa-lib
Alsa-project
Alsa-lib
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
