CVE-2026-1766: Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-1766 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor component (tracker-extract-mp3) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files with malformed ID3v2.3 COMM tags. Exploitation can cause denial of service via application crash and may lead to disclosure of sensitive heap memory information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.6. No explicit patch or remediation level is currently provided by Red Hat.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a heap buffer overflow in the tracker-extract-mp3 component of GNOME localsearch when handling malformed ID3v2.3 COMM tags in MP3 files. An attacker can trigger this by supplying a malicious MP3 file, potentially causing the application to crash (denial of service) and possibly leaking sensitive information from heap memory. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low privileges and required user interaction, resulting in low confidentiality impact and high availability impact. No vendor advisory details a patch or fix at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause denial of service through application crashes and may disclose sensitive information from heap memory. The confidentiality impact is low, integrity impact is none, and availability impact is high. The attack requires local access with low privileges and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766 for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply patches once available.
CVE-2026-1766: Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
CVE-2026-1766 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor component (tracker-extract-mp3) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It occurs when processing specially crafted MP3 files with malformed ID3v2.3 COMM tags. Exploitation can cause denial of service via application crash and may lead to disclosure of sensitive heap memory information. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.6. No explicit patch or remediation level is currently provided by Red Hat.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.6medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a heap buffer overflow in the tracker-extract-mp3 component of GNOME localsearch when handling malformed ID3v2.3 COMM tags in MP3 files. An attacker can trigger this by supplying a malicious MP3 file, potentially causing the application to crash (denial of service) and possibly leaking sensitive information from heap memory. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low privileges and required user interaction, resulting in low confidentiality impact and high availability impact. No vendor advisory details a patch or fix at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause denial of service through application crashes and may disclose sensitive information from heap memory. The confidentiality impact is low, integrity impact is none, and availability impact is high. The attack requires local access with low privileges and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766 for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround is currently documented. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates and apply patches once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fedora
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-02T14:57:38.934Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1766","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6a30ae460b89be68880aeef9
Added to database: 06/16/2026, 02:00:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 15:20:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 19:47:31 UTC
Views: 56
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