CVE-2026-1765 Memory corruption in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
A heap buffer overflow in GNOME localsearch allows remote attackers to cause denial of service and potentially disclose sensitive memory information via crafted MP3 files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-1765?
CVE-2026-1765 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 16 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1765?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1765?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-1765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-1765, GHSA-c2w3-xj42-mrvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1765.