{"id":"USN-8044-2","summary":"alsa-lib vulnerability","details":"USN-8044-1 fixed a vulnerability in alsa-lib. This update provides the\ncorresponding fix for alsa-lib on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that alsa-lib incorrectly handled the topology mixer\n control decoder. A local attacker could use a specially crafted topology\n file to cause alsa-lib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or\n possibly execute arbitrary code.","modified":"2026-06-09T17:14:27.243407478Z","published":"2026-06-09T09:23:55Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25068"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-25068","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25068"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8044-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-25068"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"alsa-lib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/alsa-lib?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.1.9-0ubuntu1","1.2.1.2-2ubuntu2","1.2.2-2ubuntu1","1.2.2-2.1","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu1","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.1","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.2","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.3","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.4","1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libasound2","binary_version":"1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libasound2-data","binary_version":"1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libasound2-plugin-smixer","binary_version":"1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"},{"binary_name":"libatopology2","binary_version":"1.2.2-2.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2026-25068","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8044-2.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}