🛡️ CVE-2026-44931 on Ubuntu — malcontent
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
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-44931 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package malcontent. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: malcontent. Published on 13 May 2026 and last revised on 9 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
www.openwall.com (Report)
CVE-2026-44931 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
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
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| malcontent | — | — |
References
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