Security update for libsndfile

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21826-1
Release Date: 2026-05-22T08:43:04Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-52194 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-52194 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52194 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-56226 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-56226 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-56226 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2026-37555 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-37555 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-37555 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsndfile fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2025-52194: buffer overflow in the ircam_read_header function of file src/ircam.c when processing malformed IRCAM audio files (bsc#1248458).
  • CVE-2025-56226: memory leak in the mpeg_l3_encoder_init() function of mpeg_l3_encode.c (bsc#1256702).
  • CVE-2026-37555: IMA-ADPCM integer overflow (bsc#1263695).

Changes for libsndfile:

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-793=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-793=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libsndfile1-1.2.2-160000.4.1
    • libsndfile1-debuginfo-1.2.2-160000.4.1
    • libsndfile-debugsource-1.2.2-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libsndfile1-1.2.2-160000.4.1
    • libsndfile1-debuginfo-1.2.2-160000.4.1
    • libsndfile-debugsource-1.2.2-160000.4.1

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