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Medium · 6.8 CVE-2026-61723 EUVD-2026-83378

FluidSynth: DLS ptbl Chunk Integer Overflow

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 2.5.0 until 2.5.6, the native DLS parser validates ptbl chunks with the unsigned expression cues * 4 + cbsize without checking whether the multiplication and addition fit in 32 bits. A crafted DLS file can supply a large cues value that wraps the expression and passes the chunk-size check, causing poolcues.resize(cues) to request approximately four gigabytes and the parser to read billions of entries beyond the chunk boundary. The excessive allocation and invalid reads can cause denial of service. Builds with enable-native-dls set to OFF are not exposed. 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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