CVE-2026-61721 PUBLISHED

FluidSynth: Heap-based buffer overrun for DLS samples

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 10.07.2026 Published: 18.09.2026 Updated: 18.09.2026

FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.5.0 until 2.5.6, the native DLS loader assigns file-controlled wsmp.loop_start and wsmp.loop_length values to samples without calling fluid_sample_validate() or fluid_sample_sanitize_loop(). A crafted DLS file can place sample loop points beyond the sample buffer, causing out-of-bounds reads during audio rendering, undefined behavior, possible memory disclosure, and denial of service. Builds compiled with the CMake option enable-native-dls set to OFF do not expose the affected parser. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CVSS Score: 8

Product Status

Vendor FluidSynth
Product fluidsynth
Versions
  • Version >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read CWE