CVE-2026-1766

MEDIUM

Localsearch: tracker-miners: gnome localsearch mp3 extractor: denial of service and information disclosure via malformed mp3 files.

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files containing malformed ID3v2.3 COMM (Comment) tags. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a denial of service (DoS), which causes an application crash, and potentially disclosing sensitive information from the heap memory.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vdb Entry, X_Refsource_Redhat vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766
Issue Tracking, X_Refsource_Redhat issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
RHBZ#2435982
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435982

Scores

CVSS v3 5.6
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-805
Status published
Products (7)
gnome/localsearch
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 10.0
Published Jun 16, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 16, 2026