A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786490187 advisory.

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when     processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at     src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.
    (CVE-2025-52194)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786490187 advisory.

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when     processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at     src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.
    (CVE-2025-52194)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1786483996 advisory.

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when     processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at     src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.
    (CVE-2025-52194)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20787-1 advisory.

    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:

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1968-1 advisory.

    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-2026-37555: IMA-ADPCM integer overflow (bsc#1263695).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1969-1 advisory.

    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-2026-37555: IMA-ADPCM integer overflow (bsc#1263695).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in libsndfile version 1.2.2 and potentially earlier versions when     processing malformed IRCAM audio files. The vulnerability occurs in the ircam_read_header function at     src/ircam.c:164 during sample rate processing, leading to memory corruption and potential code execution.
    (CVE-2025-52194)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
362212	AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: libsndfile / libsndfile-devel / libsndfile-utils (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786490187)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
361662	Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: libsndfile / libsndfile-devel / libsndfile-utils (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786490187)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
361572	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: libsndfile / libsndfile-devel / libsndfile-utils (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1786483996)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
316759	openSUSE 16 Security Update : libsndfile (openSUSE-SU-2026:20787-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
315280	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2026:1968-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
315276	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2026:1969-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
260191	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-52194	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2025-52194

high

Tenable Plugins

high

high

high

high

high

high

high