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CVE-2023-32190

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

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoropenSUSE Tumbleweed

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

openSUSE Tumbleweed· SUSE
60%
v < 0.26-37.1? ≤ v < 0.26-37.1?
Affected range stops below 0.26-37.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32190

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-125

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