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CVE-2026-44931
The newly introduced RecordUsage D-Bus method https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pwithnall/malcontent/-/blob/0.14.0/libmalcontent-timer/child-timer-service.c in
malcontent-timerd allows arbitrary users in the system to slowly fill up disk space
in /var/lib/malcontent-timerd
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"malcontent","product":"malcontent","vendor":"gnome","versions":[{"lessThan":"unknown","status":"affected","version":"0.14","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":5.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"N…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:12dcf3220fce86c32aa0f07c9e030f36d01a96282473cf9c5dfa6ab4b4727612 · sha256:282f0edddcee2e44… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-770","description":"CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:12dcf3220fce86c32aa0f07c9e030f36d01a96282473cf9c5dfa6ab4b4727612 · sha256:282f0edddcee2e44… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/1"}
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{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44931"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:12dcf3220fce86c32aa0f07c9e030f36d01a96282473cf9c5dfa6ab4b4727612 · sha256:282f0edddcee2e44… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/11/malcontent-disk-space-dos.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:12dcf3220fce86c32aa0f07c9e030f36d01a96282473cf9c5dfa6ab4b4727612 · sha256:282f0edddcee2e44… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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