CVE-2026-1767 Memory corruption in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
A heap buffer overflow in the GNOME localsearch MP3 extractor allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or disclose information via malformed ID3 tags.
- 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-2026-1767?
CVE-2026-1767 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-805
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1767?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gnome Localsearch, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2026-1767?
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-2026-1767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-1767, GHSA-f723-ggf4-5m9h, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1767.