USN-8885-1: FluidSynth vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 October 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FluidSynth.


Packages

  • fluidsynth - Real-time MIDI software synthesizer

Details

It was discovered that FluidSynth did not properly validate the channel
argument of the pitch_bend_range command. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause FluidSynth to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-58264)

It was discovered that FluidSynth incorrectly handled configurations with
more than 16 MIDI channels in its MIDI player, leading to a heap buffer
overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FluidSynth
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-61714)

It was discovered that FluidSynth did not properly validate the channel
argument of the pitch_bend_range command. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause FluidSynth to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-58264)

It was discovered that FluidSynth incorrectly handled configurations with
more than 16 MIDI channels in its MIDI player, leading to a heap buffer
overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FluidSynth
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu
26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-61714)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute fluidsynth –  2.4.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth3 –  2.4.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
24.04 LTS noble fluidsynth –  2.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth3 –  2.3.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy fluidsynth –  2.2.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth3 –  2.2.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal fluidsynth –  2.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth2 –  2.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic fluidsynth –  1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth1 –  1.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial fluidsynth –  1.1.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
libfluidsynth1 –  1.1.6-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
14.04 LTS trusty fluidsynth –  1.1.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfluidsynth1 –  1.1.6-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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