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CVE-2025-56226 (GCVE-0-2025-56226)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-14 00:00 – Updated: 2026-01-14 14:57
VLAI
Summary
Libsndfile <=1.2.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the mpeg_l3_encoder_init() function within the mpeg_l3_encode.c file.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-14 14:55 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
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