alsa-lib - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: alsa-lib (main)
version: 1.2.15.3-1
maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Jordi Mallach [DMD] – Elimar Riesebieter [DMD] – Luke Yelavich [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.2.4-1.1
o-o-sec: 1.2.4-1.1+deb11u1
oldstable: 1.2.8-1
stable: 1.2.14-1
testing: 1.2.15.3-1
unstable: 1.2.15.3-1

versioned links

1.2.4-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.4-1.1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.8-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.14-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.15.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libasound2-data (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libasound2-dev (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libasound2-doc (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
libasound2-plugin-smixer
libasound2-udeb
libasound2t64
libatopology-dev
libatopology2t64

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 1.2.16 high

A new upstream version 1.2.16 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-13 08:33

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-25068: alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash.

Created: 2026-01-30 Last update: 2026-04-28 19:02

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-25068: alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash.

Created: 2026-01-30 Last update: 2026-04-28 19:02

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-13 14:01

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 5caa264e88647e0d0181f728b66ddde6bbbd88ec
Author: Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Jun 10 10:28:39 2026 +0200

    Rename debian branch to upstream/latest, as per DEP14.

Created: 2026-06-10 Last update: 2026-06-10 09:31

1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2026-25068: (needs triaging) alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-01-30 Last update: 2026-04-28 19:02

1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2026-25068: (needs triaging) alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-01-30 Last update: 2026-04-28 19:02

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 1.2.15.3-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-01-19 22:18

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2026-02-05] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.4-1.1+deb11u1 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Paride Legovini)
[2026-01-22] alsa-lib 1.2.15.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-19] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.15.3-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2026-01-10] alsa-lib 1.2.15.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-08] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.15.1-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2026-01-05] alsa-lib 1.2.15-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-12] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.15-2 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2025-12-10] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.15-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2025-09-17] alsa-lib 1.2.14-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-14] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.14-2 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2025-04-25] alsa-lib 1.2.14-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-14] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.14-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2025-01-04] alsa-lib 1.2.13-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-02] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.13-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2024-06-30] alsa-lib 1.2.12-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-27] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.12-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2024-04-30] alsa-lib 1.2.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-30] alsa-lib 1.2.11-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-29] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.11-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2024-02-28] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-3.2 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-28] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-3.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-01-31] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-3.1~exp2 (source) into experimental (Steve Langasek)
[2024-01-30] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-3.1~exp1 (source all amd64) into experimental (Steve Langasek)
[2023-12-21] alsa-lib 1.2.10-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-18] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-3 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2023-12-16] alsa-lib 1.2.10-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-12] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-2 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2023-10-23] alsa-lib 1.2.10-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-12] Accepted alsa-lib 1.2.10-1 (source) into unstable (Jordi Mallach)
[2023-08-26] alsa-lib 1.2.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 29 30
RC: 0
I&N: 23
M&W: 6 7
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1
patches for 1.2.15.3-1ubuntu1