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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade tracker-minersUpgrade tracker-miners-debuginfoUpgrade tracker-miners-debugsource | Apr 14, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade localsearchUpgrade localsearch-langUpgrade tracker-miners-langUpgrade tracker-minersUpgrade tracker-miner-files | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tracker-extract | Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 3, 2026 |
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