CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability in alsa-lib affects the multi PCM plugin, which improperly validates sparse binding indices, leading to potential out-of-bounds array reads and application crashes. This denial of service issue could be exploited by attackers through a malicious ALSA configuration file. While the severity is low, organizations using alsa-lib versions up to 1.2.16.1 should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of service interruptions.
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Original NVD Description
alsa-lib through 1.2.16.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the multi PCM plugin that fails to validate sparse binding indices before array access. Attackers can supply a malicious ALSA configuration file with sparse bindings to trigger an out-of-bounds array read and assertion failure, causing the application to abort.