CVE-2026-61714

High

Description

FluidSynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. From 2.2.4 until 2.5.6, configuring synth.midi-channels above 16 allows the MIDI player to index _fluid_player_t::channel_isplaying outside its fixed-size heap allocation while tracking active channels. The resulting out-of-bounds reads and writes invoke undefined behavior and may compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. No crafted MIDI file is required because the unsafe condition is created by the channel-count configuration itself. Keeping synth.midi-channels at its default value of 16 avoids the vulnerable path. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.6.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFluidsynth
PublishedSep 18, 2026
First seenSep 18, 2026

How to fix

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
FluidSynth fluidsynth>= 2.2.4, < 2.5.6—

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