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Medium · 6.8 CVE-2026-61722 EUVD-2026-83377

FluidSynth: DLS Articulation Chunk Integer Overflow

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 22, 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 parser validates articulation chunks using the unsigned expression cbsize + connblocks * 12 without first ensuring that the multiplication and addition fit in 32 bits. A crafted DLS file can supply a large connblocks value that wraps the expression and bypasses the chunk-size check, after which the parser performs approximately one billion 12-byte iterations beyond the chunk boundary. The excessive processing and invalid reads can cause denial of service. Builds with the CMake option enable-native-dls set to OFF do not expose the 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 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS fluidsynth No fix yet —

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