# CVE-2026-91786: Gnome-shell: gnome-shell: out-of-bounds read in remote search icon rendering due to unvalidated icon-data buffer size

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- gnome-shell: version range not reported
- gnome-shell: version range not reported
- gnome-shell: version range not reported
- gnome-shell: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GNOME Shell. When processing icons from a remote search provider via D-Bus, the system fails to validate the icon's declared dimensions against the actual data buffer size. A malicious or compromised remote search provider could exploit this by providing oversized icon dimensions, leading to an out-of-bounds read. This can cause the GNOME Shell process to crash, disrupting the user's session, and potentially disclose sensitive information from adjacent memory.

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91786
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533606
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/9365

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