CVE-2026-44931

Publication date 13 May 2026

Last updated 22 May 2026


Ubuntu priority

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

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
malcontent 26.04 LTS resolute
Vulnerable, fix deferred
25.10 questing
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected

Notes


mdeslaur

Introduced in 0.14.0 As of 2026-05-19, there is no fix available for this issue from malcontant developers


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