UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32190: mlocate Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 16-10-2024Last modified 04-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32190 is a vulnerability in mlocate Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

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EPSS trend

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Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • mlocateAll versions (No fix recorded)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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