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Unscored RHSA-2004:041 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: slocate security update

Published Sep 12, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as slocate 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as slocate-debuginfo 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop slocate 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop slocate-debuginfo 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es slocate 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es slocate-debuginfo 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws slocate 0:2.7-3
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws slocate-debuginfo 0:2.7-3

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2003-0056 Public exploit

    Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2003-0848 Public exploit

    Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privile…

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=114013
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=114016
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2004/rhsa-2004_041.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0056
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616944
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0056
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0056
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0848
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617089
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0848
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0848