Name: CVE-2025-56226: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-56226, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00045

Libsndfile <=1.2.2 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the mpeg_l3_encoder_init() function within the mpeg_l3_encode.c file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libsndfile	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 17, 2026	Jan 14, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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