Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ubuntu Tracker-Miners (USN-8019)

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ubuntu Tracker-Miners (USN-8019)

First seen 6 Feb 2026, 09:41 UTC UbuntuLinuxsecurity 20.3

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A security vulnerability has been identified in tracker-miners affecting Ubuntu 25.10, 24.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS. Discovered by Fatih Çelik, the flaw allows an attacker to crash tracker-miners or execute arbitrary code by exploiting malformed MP3 files. This could lead to a denial of service or unauthorized program execution.