mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.5epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 90% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
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
Affected products
SUSE · openSUSE Tumbleweed