alsa-lib 1.0.24 is not out yet, so refer to exact commitdiff

NEWS

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Changes between 1.0.5 and 1.1.0-rc4:
 ------------------------------------
 Important changes for users:
  * On Linux, known bugs in the ALSA library might prevent audio output.
-   Update to alsa-lib 1.0.24 or later, or use the PulseAudio output instead.
+   Update to alsa-lib v1.0.23-2-g8d80d5f or later, or use the libpulse audio
+   output plugin instead of the ALSA one (if you have PulseAudio).
 
 Important changes for packagers:
  * The module cache has moved to ${libdir}/vlc/. The module cache can now be

modules/audio_output/alsa.c

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void Probe( aout_instance_t * p_aout,
             var_SetBool( p_aout->p_libvlc, "alsa-broken", true );
             dialog_Fatal( p_aout, "Potential ALSA version problem",
                 "VLC failed to initialize your sound output device (if any).\n"
-                "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.24 or higher "
+                "Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.23-2-g8d80d5f or higher "
                 "to try to fix this issue." );
         }
 #endif