CVE-2025-56226

Publication date 14 January 2026

Last updated 14 January 2026

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

Libsndfile <=1.2.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the mpeg_l3_encoder_init() function within the mpeg_l3_encode.c file.

Why is this CVE low priority?

This is only a memory leak when parsing malformed files

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libsndfile	25.10 questing	Needs evaluation
	25.04 plucky	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	22.04 LTS jammy	Needs evaluation
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libsndfile	Upstream: d9a35ea Upstream: 68f6c16

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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