Description
A flaw was found in the `tracker-extract-mp3` component of GNOME localsearch (previously known as tracker-miners). This vulnerability, a heap buffer overflow, occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious MP3 file, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) where the application crashes. It may also potentially expose sensitive information from the system's memory.
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Timeline
| 2026-02-02: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-02-02: | Made public. |
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Fatih Çelik for reporting this issue.
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1765
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2435981 (RHBZ#2435981)