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01 Record

CVE-2023-32190

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: suse
CNA base score8.5 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 9.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2024-10-16 12:03Z2 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-03-19 14:39Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-05-04
Assigning CNA
suse
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.5)
CNA CVSS vector
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
Weaknesses
  • CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c50ae628e1c1030cbfb240f76af7e60e87759bcf7e0c7c71e22cb92bdcbe56e1

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
SUSEopenSUSE Tumbleweed? to < 0.26-37.1—
suseopensuse_tumbleweed0 to < 0.26-37.1—

06 References