CVE-2026-44931
malcontent: Disk Space Exhaustion via Globally Accessible D-Bus API
Description
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
INFO
Published Date :
May 13, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 13, 2026, 9:05 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
suse
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-44931
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb |
Solution
- Disable the RecordUsage D-Bus method.
- Monitor disk space usage.
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