RHEL 10 : libsndfile (RHSA-2026:25092)

high Nessus Plugin ID 320377

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libsndfile.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:25092 advisory.

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound, such as AIFF, AU, or WAV.

Security Fix(es):

* libsndfile: integer overflow in ima_reader_init() (CVE-2026-37555)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the RHEL libsndfile package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:25092.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 320377

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-25092.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/10/2026

Updated: 6/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-37555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-37555

CWE: 190

RHSA: 2026:25092

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