CVE-2025-56226 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Libsndfile

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Libsndfile Project LibsndfileDebian Libsndfile
Timeline
PublishedJan 14

Description

Libsndfile <=1.2.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the mpeg_l3_encoder_init() function within the mpeg_l3_encode.c file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/libsndfile< libsndfile 1.2.2-4 (forky)
▶Debianlibsndfile_project/libsndfile< 1.2.2-2+deb13u1+1
▶NVDlibsndfile_project/libsndfile1.1.0 — 1.2.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-84f2-pwrw-r53v: Libsndfile <=1↗2026-01-14
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CVEList
CVE-2025-56226: Libsndfile <=1↗2026-01-14
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OSV
CVE-2025-56226: Libsndfile <=1↗2026-01-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
libsndfile: memory leak when encoding MP3 files due to an incomplete initialization↗2026-01-14
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Debian
CVE-2025-56226: libsndfile - Libsndfile <=1.2.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the mpeg_l3_encoder_i...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-56226 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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