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

published 2024-10-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-36455

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.26-37.1
suse opensuse_tumbleweed 0.26-37.1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-32190 updated 2026-11-06 cvss 7.8

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 mlocate Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mlocate Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 mlocate
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-16)

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	8.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	4.0	8.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

SUSE openSUSE Tumbleweed
suse opensuse_tumbleweed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32190

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-32190
NVD CVE-2023-32190

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Summary