SDL SDL_mixer up to 3.2.4 WAV file src/decoder_wav.c FetchXLaw stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in SDL SDL_mixer up to 3.2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FetchXLaw of the file src/decoder_wav.c of the component WAV file Handler. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-122328. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in SDL SDL_mixer up to 3.2.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function FetchXLaw of the file src/decoder_wav.c of the component WAV file Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SDL_mixer 3.1.2 through 3.2.4 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FetchXLaw() of src/decoder_wav.c when decoding A-law or mu-law WAV files. Attackers can supply a crafted WAV file whose doubly-offset float expansion overwrites about 1 KB of adjacent stack memory, causing crashes or potentially code execution.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-122328 since 11/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• SDL

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• SDL_mixer

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4

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