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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-58264 EUVD-2026-83374

FluidSynth: Heap-based buffer overrun

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 1.1.2 until 2.5.6, the FluidSynth command handler accepts a pitch_bend_range command whose channel argument is not bounds checked before the supplied value is written through the selected synth channel. An out-of-range channel can therefore cause an out-of-bounds heap write, leading to denial of service or possible code execution. The issue is remotely reachable when the TCP server is enabled through new_fluid_server() or fluidsynth -s, and it is locally reachable through malicious commands delivered to the FluidSynth shell on standard input. Applications that do not use the shell, command handler, or TCP server are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FluidSynth fluidsynth >= 1.1.2, < 2.5.6 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 fluidsynth 2.5.6+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 fluidsynth 2.4.4+dfsg-1+deb13u3 —
Debian 12 fluidsynth No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS fluidsynth 2.4.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS fluidsynth 2.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS fluidsynth 2.2.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS fluidsynth 2.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS fluidsynth 1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS fluidsynth 1.1.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS fluidsynth 1.1.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-8885-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed fluidsynth 2.5.6-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11211-1

Advisories 2

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