Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-37555
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity integer overflow in the libsndfile package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.2.2 IMA ADPCM codec. The AIFF code path (line 241) was fixed with (sf_count_t) cast, but the WAV code path (line 235) and close path (line 167) were not. When samplesperblock (int) * blocks (int) exceeds INT_MAX, the 32-bit multiplication overflows before being assigned to sf.frames (sf_count_t/int64). With samplesperblock=50000 and blocks=50000, the product 2500000000 overflows to -1794967296. This causes incorrect frame count leading to heap buffer overflow or denial of service. Both values come from the WAV file header and are attacker-controlled. This issue was discovered after an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-33065.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsndfile | 1.2.2-6.el10_2.1 | ALSA-2026:19560 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsndfile | 1.0.28-17.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:19559 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsndfile | 1.0.31-9.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:19610 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsndfile-devel | 1.2.2-6.el10_2.1 | ALSA-2026:19560 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsndfile-devel | 1.0.28-17.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:19559 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsndfile-devel | 1.0.31-9.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:19610 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libsndfile-utils | 1.2.2-6.el10_2.1 | ALSA-2026:19560 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsndfile-utils | 1.0.28-17.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:19559 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libsndfile-utils | 1.0.31-9.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:19610 |
| Debian:12 | libsndfile | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Debian:13 | libsndfile | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Debian:14 | libsndfile | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | libsndfile | 0:1.2.2-6.el10_2.1 | RLSA-2026:19560 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libsndfile | 0:1.0.28-17.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:19559 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libsndfile | 0:1.0.31-9.el9_8.1 | RLSA-2026:19610 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libsndfile | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libsndfile | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libsndfile | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libsndfile | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-37555 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libsndfile | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-37555 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/833
- https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/commit/9a829113c88a51e57c1e46473e90609e4b7df151
- https://gist.github.com/sgInnora/a5f5c19e4bf6f4fb74fab7b0ef2bfcc1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-37555 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2463856 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-37555.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25092 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19560 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19559 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25197 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25198 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25227 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23221 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23222 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23223 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19610 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30078 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT