Description
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: 2026-09-13
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 Off-by-One Stack Buffer Overflow in __snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_parse()
First Time appeared Alsa-project
Alsa-project alsa-lib
Weaknesses CWE-193
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Alsa-project
Alsa-project alsa-lib
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Alsa-project Alsa-lib
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-13T12:22:01.184Z

Reserved: 2026-09-13T12:01:26.987Z

Link: CVE-2026-90781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-13T13:16:29.263

Modified: 2026-09-13T13:16:29.263

Link: CVE-2026-90781

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-13T16:15:14Z

Weaknesses