Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-8b2f (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 916280d3906e0f04caa7f46135039e4a42b03a5c96091c1555ad2ab0e86b923b On install, package.json runs postinstall: node run.js, which loads beacon scripts beacon8.js, beaconlinux.js that import childprocess, os, and http,...

Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-c5d6 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e7dd3f64f94b15f73c62c5733a5910802ff22adc514e0eb08e153817fcd4158b The package declares a postinstall hook "postinstall": "node run.js" that executes automatically on npm install. The shipped beacon scripts...

Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-d7e8 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3ff31cbf7e2e36cef422933472638912cd6ee6652ece9b03d11faa98b70d13e9 Package declares a postinstall lifecycle hook "postinstall": "node run.js" that auto-executes on install. The package ships beacon scripts beacon12.j...

MAL-2026-5761 Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-d7e8 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 3ff31cbf7e2e36cef422933472638912cd6ee6652ece9b03d11faa98b70d13e9 Package declares a postinstall lifecycle hook "postinstall": "node run.js" that auto-executes on install. The package ships beacon scripts beacon12.j...

Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-9c4e (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 24c86d7d2179375f642423fc8c38f58f5740b543bacab149ba8d4cbdcd7dc4cf On install, package.json runs node run.js via a postinstall lifecycle hook. The package ships beacon scripts beacon9.js, beaconlinux.js that import...

MAL-2026-5759 Malicious code in npm-sandbox-research-9c4e (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 24c86d7d2179375f642423fc8c38f58f5740b543bacab149ba8d4cbdcd7dc4cf On install, package.json runs node run.js via a postinstall lifecycle hook. The package ships beacon scripts beacon9.js, beaconlinux.js that import...

openSUSE 16 Security Update : java-21-openj9 (openSUSE-SU-2026:20947-1)

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20947-1 advisory. Changes in java-21-openj9: - Make post scripts less noisy bsc1267355 - Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives for distributions wher...

EUVD-2026-36648

The Canvas plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above,...

MAL-2026-5738 Malicious code in postinstall-logger-7x9z (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 6e89b603ffc718873a9d4c42167bf0c667c995cc2547bc9b99373ad4e9f0ca1e On install, package.json's postinstall hook "postinstall": "node run.js" triggers execution of bundled beacon scripts beacon15.js and beaconlinux.js...

EUVD-2026-36639

A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirections without the ONOFOLLOW flag. If the target file is replaced with a symlink, the shell process running as root follows the symlink and...

CVE-2026-54230

CVE-2026-54230 describes a symlink-following vulnerability in ABRT’s libreport post-create event handler scripts. The scripts write output via shell redirections without O_NOFOLLOW, so if a target file is replaced with a symlink, a root process can overwrite arbitrary files on the system. This is...

CVE-2026-54230 Abrt: event handler scripts follow symlinks when writing output files, allowing arbitrary file overwrites

A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirections without the ONOFOLLOW flag. If the target file is replaced with a symlink, the shell process running as root follows the symlink and...

CVE-2026-54229 Abrt: chownproblemdir succeeds during active post-create event processing due to inadequate locking

A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DDOPENREADONLY and calls ddchown to change ownership of all files to the caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows ...

CVE-2026-54229

A race condition was found in the abrt-dbus D-Bus service's ChownProblemDir method. ChownProblemDir opens the dump directory with DDOPENREADONLY and calls ddchown to change ownership of all files to the caller's uid, succeeding even while post-create event handlers hold a write lock. This allows ...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-54230

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A symlink following vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. Event scripts write output files using shell redirection...

PT-2026-49075

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libreport affected versions not specified Description A symlink following issue exists in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts. These scripts write output files using shell redirections without the O NOFOLLOW flag a flag that prevents a...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-54231

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A content injection vulnerability was found in the ABRT post-create event handler scripts in libreport. The event script queries the systemd journal for log...

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20947-1 Security update for java-21-openj9

This update for java-21-openj9 fixes the following issues: Changes in java-21-openj9: - Make post scripts less noisy bsc1267355 - Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives for distributions where libalternatives is available - Update to OpenJDK 21.0.11 with OpenJ9 0.59.0 virtual machine ...

Malicious code in 0x2ai-demo6x (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector cf57dfddd0bfd0def03360ae66ea88dd6d4e875cbcb42880a4277eb2d1df269a On npm install, scripts/postinstall.cjs recursively copies the package's payload/ directory into process.env.INITCWD the installer's project root,...

GitHub to Disable npm Install Scripts by Default to Stop Supply Chain Attacks

GitHub has announced what it said are "breaking changes" coming to npm version 12, one of which turns off install scripts by default to combat software supply chain threats. The changes aim to combat attack techniques that abuse the "npm install" command to trigger the execution of malicious code...