GNOME localsearch MP3 Extractor heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNOME localsearch. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MP3 Extractor. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-1767. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME localsearch (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component MP3 Extractor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-1767. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 303311 (Fedora 43 : localsearch (2026-ba6641558a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (303311) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-37028). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 303311
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : localsearch (2026-ba6641558a)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/16/2026 +89 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1767 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1767
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351707
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2026 12:56
Updated: 06/16/2026 05:09
Changes: 03/19/2026 12:56 (49), 03/23/2026 05:12 (2), 06/16/2026 05:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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