Topic
Updated slocate packages are now available that fix a heap overflow
vulnerability.
Description
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate, designed to find files on
a system via a central database.
Patrik Hornik discovered a vulnerability in Slocate versions up to and
including 2.7 where a carefully crafted database could overflow a
heap-based buffer. A local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain
"slocate" group privileges and then read the entire slocate database. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2003-0848 to this issue.
Users of Slocate should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a
patch from Kevin Lindsay that causes slocate to drop privileges before
reading a user-supplied database.
Affected Channels
Red Hat Linux 9 i386
Fixes
CAN-2003-0858 slocate buffer overflow
Keywords
(none)
CVEs
CAN-2003-0848
References
(none)
Notes
(none)
Updated slocate packages are now available that fix a heap overflow
vulnerability.
Description
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate, designed to find files on
a system via a central database.
Patrik Hornik discovered a vulnerability in Slocate versions up to and
including 2.7 where a carefully crafted database could overflow a
heap-based buffer. A local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain
"slocate" group privileges and then read the entire slocate database. The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2003-0848 to this issue.
Users of Slocate should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a
patch from Kevin Lindsay that causes slocate to drop privileges before
reading a user-supplied database.
Affected Channels
Red Hat Linux 9 i386
Fixes
CAN-2003-0858 slocate buffer overflow
Keywords
(none)
CVEs
CAN-2003-0848
References
(none)
Notes
(none)