Description
slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014751 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/19034 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9538 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14640 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html ↗