CVE-2023-32190 - Vulnerability Details

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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Suse	Opensuse Tumbleweed

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32190
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32190
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32190

History

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-732

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32190
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Moderate`

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Suse Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:suse:opensuse_tumbleweed::::::::
Vendors & Products		Suse Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		mlocate's %post script allows RUN_UPDATEDB_AS user to make arbitrary files world readable
References		https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-32190
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.5, '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2024-10-16T12:03:05.078Z

Updated: 2025-03-19T14:39:07.458Z

Reserved: 2023-05-04T08:30:59.321Z

Link: CVE-2023-32190

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-16T16:08:01.523Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-10-16T12:15:07.460

Modified: 2025-03-19T15:15:45.127

Link: CVE-2023-32190

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-16T12:03:05Z

Links: CVE-2023-32190 - Bugzilla

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Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

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