Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in GNOME Localsearch Tracker-Extract-MP3 Component
CVE-2026-1765

5.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-1765?

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tracker-extract-mp3 component of GNOME Localsearch, which processes specially crafted MP3 files. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a malicious MP3 file, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the application. Furthermore, this vulnerability may expose sensitive information from the system's memory, raising concerns about data confidentiality and integrity.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1765
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435981
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Fatih Çelik for reporting this issue.
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