CVE-2026-1766 — MEDIUM (5.6)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.6

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Localsearch	-
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-805

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435982ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-1766?

CVE-2026-1766 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.6 (MEDIUM). 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 pro...

How severe is CVE-2026-1766?

CVE-2026-1766 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-1766?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Localsearch, Redhat Enterprise Linux.