CVE-2026-1766 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-1766: Localsearch: tracker-miners: gnome localsearch mp3 extractor: denial of service and information disclosure via malformed mp3 files.

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-805
Published June 16, 2026
Last update June 16, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 16, 2026 CVE published