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CVE-2025-68617

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Description

FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From versions 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2, a race condition during unloading of a DLS file can trigger a heap-based use-after-free. A concurrently running thread may be pending to unload a DLS file, leading to use of freed memory, if the synthesizer is being concurrently destroyed, or samples of the (unloaded) DLS file are concurrently used to synthesize audio. This issue has been patched in version 2.5.2. The problem will not occur, when explicitly unloading a DLS file (before synth destruction), provided that at the time of unloading, no samples of the respective file are used by active voices. The problem will not occur in versions of FluidSynth that have been compiled without native DLS support.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-12-23 23:15:44.757000
Last modified
2026-10-19 22:10:00.130000
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T22:10:00.130",
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      "value": "FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From versions 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2, a race condition during unloading of a DLS file can trigger a heap-based use-after-free. A concurrently running thread may be pending to unload a DLS file, leading to use of freed memory, if the synthesizer is being concurrently destroyed, or samples of the (unloaded) DLS file are concurrently used to synthesize audio. This issue has been patched in version 2.5.2. The problem will not occur, when explicitly unloading a DLS file (before synth destruction), provided that at the time of unloading, no samples of the respective file are used by active voices. The problem will not occur in versions of FluidSynth that have been compiled without native DLS support."
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      "value": "FluidSynth es un sintetizador de software basado en las especificaciones SoundFont?2. Desde la versión 2.5.0 hasta versiones anteriores a la 2.5.2, una condición de carrera durante la descarga de un archivo DLS puede provocar un uso después de liberación basado en el heap. Un hilo que se ejecuta simultáneamente puede quedar pendiente de descargar un archivo DLS, lo que lleva al uso de memoria liberada, si el sintetizador se destruye concurrentemente, o si las muestras del archivo DLS (descargado) se utilizan simultáneamente para sintetizar audio. Este problema se corrigió en la versión 2.5.2. El problema no se producirá al descargar explícitamente un archivo DLS (antes de la destrucción del sintetizador), siempre que, en el momento de la descarga, no se estén usando muestras del archivo respectivo en voces activas. El problema tampoco se producirá en versiones de FluidSynth que se hayan compilado sin soporte nativo para DLS."
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