Upstream information
Description
malcontent discovers supply-chain compromises through. context, differential analysis, and YARA. Starting in version 1.8.0 and prior to version 1.20.3, malcontent could be made to create symlinks outside the intended extraction directory when scanning a specially crafted tar or deb archive. The `handleSymlink` function received arguments in the wrong order, causing the symlink target to be used as the symlink location. Additionally, symlink targets were not validated to ensure they resolved within the extraction directory. Version 1.20.3 introduces fixes that swap handleSymlink arguments, validate symlink location, and validate symlink targets that resolve within an extraction directory.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2026:0403-1, published 2026-02-06T16:58:35Z
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | govulncheck-vulndb | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | malcontent | Ignore |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | Released |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | malcontent | Ignore |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | malcontent | Ignore |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | malcontent | Ignore |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | govulncheck-vulndb | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | malcontent | Ignore |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jan 30 00:03:36 2026CVE page last modified: Mon Feb 9 14:33:03 2026