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High · 8.0 CVE-2026-61721 EUVD-2026-83375

FluidSynth: Heap-based buffer overrun for DLS samples

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

Description

FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.5.0 until 2.5.6, the native DLS loader assigns file-controlled wsmp.loop_start and wsmp.loop_length values to samples without calling fluid_sample_validate() or fluid_sample_sanitize_loop(). A crafted DLS file can place sample loop points beyond the sample buffer, causing out-of-bounds reads during audio rendering, undefined behavior, possible memory disclosure, and denial of service. Builds compiled with the CMake option enable-native-dls set to OFF do not expose the affected parser. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FluidSynth fluidsynth >= 2.5.0, < 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 —

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