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FLEA-2007-0005-1: slocate


From: Foresight Linux Essential Announcement Service <foresight-security-noreply () foresightlinux org>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:28:07 -0400

Foresight Linux Essential Advisory: 2007-0005-1
Published: 2007-03-29

Rating: Minor

Updated Versions:

slocate=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/3.1-8.1
    group-dist=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.1-0.11-3

References:
    https://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-211
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0227

Description:
Previous versions of the slocate package were vulnerable to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Slocate did not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories. Thus, for example, a user could see via slocate the names of files in a directory chmodded 711.


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