| Name | CVE-2023-32190 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mlocate (PTS) | bullseye | 0.26-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mlocate | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| mlocate | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - mlocate <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218896