diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 1d9b0c310c4d204aea6a60633de9795dadec7ff9..d37f92b429f303a7cdc070cb486b19298bd243ce 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 #define FIX_1082_INSTRUM_FAILED_LC3PLUS                 /* VoiceAge: issue 1082: fix ambiguous syntax in LC3Plus code leading to fails of instrumented builds */
 #define FIX_1052_EXT_OUTPUT                             /* VA: issue 1052: define EXT decoder output configuration for stereo and MC formats */ 
 
-
+#define FIX_1068_ASAN_IN_MC_2_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR          /* issue 1068 : Memory leak in MC to BINAURAL_ROOM decoding with bitrate switching*/
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
 /* #################### Start NON-BE switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
index 98d9db716385d2fae0f9ee42b63c3de16550fcf4..288f2b12a24c8ca136d38761af399569f646d100 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
@@ -1230,6 +1230,12 @@ static ivas_error ivas_mc_dec_reconfig(
             if ( st_ivas->hBinRenderer != NULL && ( st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV && st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV_ROOM ) )
             {
                 ivas_binRenderer_close( &st_ivas->hBinRenderer );
+#ifdef FIX_1068_ASAN_IN_MC_2_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR
+                if ( ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_Headrotation || st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_ExternalOrientation ) )
+                {
+                    efap_free_data( &st_ivas->hEFAPdata );
+                }
+#endif
             }
 
 #ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
diff --git a/scripts/config/self_test.prm b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
index 84d5a3feb2ba5a77b482b94159faf37c6af45285..1c194cc882f0898be98e724afaf5c359fe6952ac 100644
--- a/scripts/config/self_test.prm
+++ b/scripts/config/self_test.prm
@@ -1348,6 +1348,10 @@ eid-xor -fer -vbr -bs g192 -ep g192 bit ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/ep_5pct.g1
 ../IVAS_cod -mc 5_1 ../scripts/switchPaths/sw_mctech_5fr.bin 48 testv/stv51MC48c.wav bit
 ../IVAS_dec BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB 16 bit testv/stv51MC48c.wav_sw_48-16_Binaural_room.tst
 
+// Multi-channel 5_1 bitrate switching from 13.2 kbps to 512 kbps, 32kHz in, 48kHz out, BINAURAL_ROOM_IR out
+../IVAS_cod -mc 5_1 ../scripts/switchPaths/sw_mctech_5fr.bin 32 testv/stv51MC32c.wav bit
+../IVAS_dec BINAURAL_ROOM_IR 48 bit testv/stv51MC32c.wav_sw_32-48_Binaural_room.tst
+
 // Multi-channel 5_1 bitrate switching from 24.4 kbps to 256 kbps, 48kHz in, 48kHz out, BINAURAL out, FER at 10%, bandwidth switching
 ../IVAS_cod -max_band testv/ivas_bws_20fr_start_WB.txt -mc 5_1 ../scripts/switchPaths/sw_24k4_256k.bin 48 testv/stv51MC48c.wav bit
 eid-xor -fer -vbr -bs g192 -ep g192 bit ../scripts/dly_error_profiles/ep_10pct.g192 bit_error
diff --git a/scripts/testv/stv51MC32c.wav b/scripts/testv/stv51MC32c.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62cfd81f0ca91a661d13ed246d909700bddc508e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/testv/stv51MC32c.wav
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:956c9d6995aab480c605e249663334bb2a895cf3a2f108df803f1a5084aac5fc
+size 7680132