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High · 8.5 CVE-2023-32190 EUVD-2023-36455GHSA-f97f-26jc-gffx

mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025 · Assigned by suse

Description

mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable by abusing insecure file operations that run with root privileges.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed ? – < 0.26-37.1 0.26-37.1

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