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SCA: security update for github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent (GHSA-923j-vrcg-hxwh)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437394

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-24846)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-923j-vrcg-hxwh

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 437394

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24846

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24846