CVE-2026-1766A flaw was found in GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor, specifically within the tracker-extract-mp3 component.
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-805
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnome localsearch gnome:localsearch | all versions | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435982exploit, third-party-advisory
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