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openSUSE Leap 16.0 alsa Moderate Double-Free Issue CVE-2026-56109

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 30, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This update addresses a moderate double-free memory corruption issue in alsa for openSUSE users. Install patches promptly.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for alsa fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-56109: double-free vulnerability in parse_def() in src/conf.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory

(bsc#1268853).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1097=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate memory corruption double-free OpenSUSE ALSA

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

alsa-1.2.14-160000.3.1

alsa-devel-1.2.14-160000.3.1

alsa-docs-1.2.14-160000.3.1

alsa-topology-devel-1.2.14-160000.3.1

libasound2-1.2.14-160000.3.1

libatopology2-1.2.14-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1268853

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56109.html

Severity
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21075-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate memory corruption double-free OpenSUSE ALSA

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