medium 5.3

CVE-2024-50612 json

libsndfile through 1.2.2 has an ogg_vorbis.c vorbis_analysis_wrote out-of-bounds read.

published 2024-10-27 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-44975

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 8

debian ubuntu red hat opensuse almalinux rocky linux alpine azure linux

libsndfile Debian 12 1.2.0-1+deb12u1
libsndfile Debian 14, Debian 13 1.2.2-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50612

libsndfile Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.3
libsndfile Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.2
libsndfile Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 1.2.2-1ubuntu5.24.04.1
libsndfile Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm4
libsndfile Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm4
libsndfile Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50612

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libsndfile RHEL 9 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2
libsndfile-utils RHEL 9 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2
libsndfile RHEL 8 1.0.28-16.el8_10
libsndfile-utils RHEL 8 1.0.28-16.el8_10
libsndfile RHEL 9.4 EUS 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1
libsndfile-utils RHEL 9.4 EUS 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:11237 RHSA-2024:11192 RHSA-2024:11172

libsndfile openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.2-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14532-1

libsndfile AlmaLinux 8 1.0.28-16.el8_10
libsndfile-utils AlmaLinux 8 1.0.28-16.el8_10
libsndfile AlmaLinux 9 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2
libsndfile-utils AlmaLinux 9 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:11192 ALSA-2024:11237

libsndfile Rocky Linux 8 1.0.28-16.el8_10
libsndfile Rocky Linux 9 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:11192 RLSA-2024:11237

libsndfile Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 1.2.2-r1
libsndfile Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 1.2.2-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-50612

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libsndfile CBL-Mariner 2.0 1.0.31-4
libsndfile Azure Linux 3.0 1.2.2-3

azure linux advisories AZL-51891 AZL-52166

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-50612 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 5.5

libsndfile: Segmentation fault error in ogg_vorbis.c:417 vorbis_analysis_wrote()

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libsndfile, libsndfile-utils
affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libsndfile-devel 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2, libsndfile-debuginfo 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2, libsndfile-debugsource 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2, libsndfile-utils-debuginfo 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11237
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) libsndfile-devel 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1, libsndfile-debuginfo 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1, libsndfile-debugsource 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1, libsndfile-utils-debuginfo 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11172
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libsndfile 1.0.28-16.el8_10, libsndfile-utils 1.0.28-16.el8_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11192
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libsndfile 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2, libsndfile-utils 1.0.31-8.el9_5.2
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11237
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) libsndfile 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1, libsndfile-utils 1.0.31-8.el9_4.1
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11172
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libsndfile-devel 1.0.28-16.el8_10, libsndfile-debuginfo 1.0.28-16.el8_10, libsndfile-debugsource 1.0.28-16.el8_10, libsndfile-utils-debuginfo 1.0.28-16.el8_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:11192
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 libsndfile
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-30)

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1035 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

libsndfile_project libsndfile

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

github.com /libsndfile/libsndfile/issues/1035
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-50612
NVD CVE-2024-50612

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Summary