CVE-2026-56109

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
6.8
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library before 1.2.16.1 contains a double-free vulnerability in parse_def() in src/conf.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying maliciously crafted ALSA configuration text. When parsing nested compound or array configuration blocks, parse_def() fails to check return values before continuing, causing snd_config_delete() to be called twice on the same already-freed node, resulting in a NULL-pointer write or invalid memory read.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
3.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

ALSA Library < 1.2.16.1 Double-Free via parse_def() in conf.c | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/alsa-library-double-free-via-parse-def-in-conf-c
generic🟡 PoC Available

Security: double-free / invalid pointer dereference in alsa-lib config parser (`parse_def`) via crafted configuration text - Luigino Camastra

https://lore.kernel.org/alsa-devel/CAGt8pqBU0p2voB+qHxWGcNJrKHAcBhAyHUUBPLBN-Yj_SiV6MQ@mail.gmail.com/
github_commit

commit 536dd6f8affd (alsa-project/alsa-lib)

Fix landed in alsa-project/alsa-lib commit 536dd6f8affd — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/commit/536dd6f8affdf5197c12a63a71c92a70b2833cc0

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56109(1)

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

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibatopology2t64 (1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1.1) @ resolute2026-07-16ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 68× 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. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 18:55 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-16 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 19:26 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-15 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-14 21:21 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-14 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-13 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-12 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-11 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-10 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-09 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-08 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-07 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-06 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-05 16:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-04 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-03 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-02 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-01 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-01 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-30 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-29 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-28 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-27 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-26 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-25 12:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-24 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-23 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-22 19:40 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7 · severity → MEDIUM
  50. 2026-06-22 18:38 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-22 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56109?
CVE-2026-56109 is a medium vulnerability published on June 22, 2026. The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) library before 1.2.16.1 contains a double-free vulnerability in parsedef() in src/conf.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying maliciously crafted ALSA configuration text. When parsing nested compound or array configuration blocks,…
When was CVE-2026-56109 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56109 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56109 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56109 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56109?
CVE-2026-56109 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56109?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56109, 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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