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Ubuntu Update for slocate vulnerability USN-425-1
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-425-1
Insight
Insight
A flaw was discovered in the permission checking code of slocate. When reporting matching files, locate would not correctly respect the parent directory's " read" bits. This could result in filenames being displayed when the file owner had expected them to remain hidden from other system users.
Affected Software
Affected Software
slocate vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.