Medium [CVE-2026-14330] Pulse Server alloca Stack Overflow
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-14330 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Aggregated and source-linked by VulniPulse. Data sources, validation and limitations.
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Summary
Multiple unbounded alloca() calls in the PulseAudio protocol server. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-770. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:61240.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: pipewire0.2.
Is CVE-2026-14330 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-14330 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-14330?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- pipewire-0:1.4.11-1.el9_8.2
- RHSA-2026:61240
Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
- pipewire-0:1.4.11-1.el9_8.2
- RHSA-2026:61240
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- No practical mitigation beyond upgrading. The PulseAudio protocol server is a core module required for PulseAudio application compatibility.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 13 days ago·verify at source
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