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
Published: 2026-05-13
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnome
Gnome malcontent
Vendors & Products Gnome
Gnome malcontent

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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References

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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
Title malcontent: Disk Space Exhaustion via Globally Accessible D-Bus API
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}


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Gnome Malcontent
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T10:48:50.090Z

Reserved: 2026-05-08T12:29:48.966Z

Link: CVE-2026-44931

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T09:05:10.201Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-13T13:01:55.490

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:35:35.267

Link: CVE-2026-44931

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T14:34:37Z

Weaknesses