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CVE-2026-122329

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Description

SDL_mixer 3.1.2 through 3.2.4 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in FetchXLaw() in src/decoder_aiff.c due to miscalculated output offsets when expanding A-law or mu-law samples. Attackers can supply a crafted AIFF-C file that overwrites roughly 1 KB of adjacent stack memory when decoded, causing crashes or potential code execution.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-05 16:17:46.030000
Last modified
2026-11-05 16:17:46.030000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-122329",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:17:46.030",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-05T16:17:46.030",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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    }
  ],
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          "packageURL": "pkg:github/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer",
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              "version": "3.1.2",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/release-3.2.4/src/decoder_aiff.c#L535-536",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/release-3.2.4/src/decoder_aiff.c#L86-97",
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      "url": "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/issues/907",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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    {
      "url": "https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/sdl-mixer-fetchxlaw-stack-overflow",
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}