CVE-2026-44931

EUVD-2026-29921
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
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.1 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4.18%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
malcontent
bookworm
0.11.0-4
fixed
forky
0.13.1-5
fixed
sid
0.13.1-5
fixed
trixie
0.13.0-2+deb13u1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
malcontent
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
questing
not-affected
resolute
deferred
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44931
https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/11/malcontent-disk-space-dos.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/1