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CVE-2026-1767 Red Hat CVE debrief

A flaw was found in the GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor `tracker-extract-mp3` component. A remote attacker could exploit this heap buffer overflow vulnerability by providing a specially crafted MP3 file containing malformed ID3 tags. This incorrect length calculation during the parsing of performer tags can lead to a read beyond the allocated buffer, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) due to a crash or enabling information disclosure.

Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.6
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-16
Original CVE updated
2026-06-16
Advisory published
2026-06-16
Advisory updated
2026-06-16

Who should care

Users of GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor `tracker-extract-mp3` component.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by an incorrect length calculation during the parsing of performer tags in the MP3 Extractor `tracker-extract-mp3` component. This can lead to a read beyond the allocated buffer, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) due to a crash or enabling information disclosure.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix the vulnerability.
  • Use secure protocols for transferring MP3 files.
  • Validate and sanitize MP3 files before processing them.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was found in the GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners) MP3 Extractor `tracker-extract-mp3` component.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-1767 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1767

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-1767 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1767

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

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