MAL-2024-11621 Malicious code in kersa (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-11621 is a malicious package: kersa (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11621/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11621/index.md)
- Package
- kersa
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-11621?
MAL-2024-11621 is a malicious package in kersa, published on 20 Sep 2024.
Official description
During installation, a cryptominer is secretly installed and started.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-09-bondonioanderas-cryptominer
Reasons (based on the campaign):
cryptominer
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2024-11621?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.