Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in GNOME Localsearch MP3 Extractor
CVE-2026-1767

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-2026-1767?

A vulnerability exists in the GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor component, allowing remote attackers to exploit it through specially crafted MP3 files with malformed ID3 tags. This flaw creates an incorrect length calculation while parsing performer tags, potentially leading to a buffer overflow. Such exploitation may result in a crash of the application, causing denial of service, or could even allow unauthorized access to sensitive information.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1767
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435983
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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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