Vulnerabilities in pkg:golang/github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
PACKAGEGHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) error-path cleanup gap can leak vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting malcontent libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves error-path cleanup gap can leak scanners and fds and degrade availability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.21.0.
pkg:golang/github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:golang/github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593 | - | MODERATE | malcontent: Error-path cleanup gap can leak scanners and fds and degrade availability |
| GHSA-945p-3jhm-6rcp | CVE-2026-28407 | MODERATE | malcontent: Nested archive extraction failure can drop content from scan inputs |
| GHSA-923j-vrcg-hxwh | CVE-2026-24846 | MODERATE | malcontent vulnerable to symlink Path Traversal via handleSymlink argument confusion in archive extraction |
| GHSA-9m43-p3cx-w8j5 | CVE-2026-24845 | MODERATE | malcontent OCI image pull credential exfiltration via malicious registry token realm |
GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected malcontent dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent to 1.21.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontentHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593, inspect your project dependencies for malcontent:
inspect dependencies for github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontentAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of malcontent in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.21.0), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In malcontent, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593 Affected malcontent Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent
|
Go |
< 1.21.0
|
1.21.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593",
"modified" : "2026-03-02T18:48:03Z",
"published" : "2026-03-02T18:48:03Z",
"aliases" : [ ],
"summary" : "malcontent: Error-path cleanup gap can leak scanners and fds and degrade availability",
"details" : "Several extraction and scanning code paths registered late defers which could leak resources and exhaust system resources.\n\nThis report is an aggregate of these individual reports for the affected code:\nAdvisory | Affected File\n-- | --\n`GHSA-jjgh-mc5q-gch7` | `pkg/action/scan.go`\n`GHSA-mwmf-fxh2-w4x7` | `pkg/archive/deb.go`\n`GHSA-p8j3-rpf5-gwv3` | `pkg/archive/gzip.go`\n`GHSA-qfh4-7f5v-75gq` | `pkg/archive/zlib.go`\n`GHSA-wxxf-r586-5rf5` | `pkg/archive/bzip2.go`\n\n**Fix**: #1354, #1355, #1356, #1361\n\n**Acknowledgements**\n\nThank you to Oleh Konko from [1seal](https://1seal.org/) for discovering and reporting all six of these issues.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
} ],
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"url" : "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/security/advisories/GHSA-54p8-x2m9-c593"
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"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pull/1354"
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}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/malcontent/pull/1361"
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"type" : "PACKAGE",
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"database_specific" : {
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"severity" : "MODERATE",
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