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Fedora Core 3: 2005-771 Critical: Slocate File System Threat

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Calendar Grey August 22, 2005
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Notice regarding the slocate addresses directory structure bug resulting in partial database scanning. Essential information enclosed.
A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate database

Summary

Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Just like locate,

slocate searches through a central database (which is updated nightly)

for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly

find files anywhere on your system.

A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the

updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate

database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has

assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue.

- s/Copyright/License/

- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k

- Drop the ineffective fts patch

858e1b03ea946b5c03e00721dc1709dd SRPMS/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.src.rpm

dd00e1dc7ec8e90b51e404f2cae597e3 x86_64/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm

48d65ce1efe5f1e303b05ba46f74f7d7 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.x86_64.rpm

c83bfb7641c6c2e6bfc6209ea33f0157 i386/slocate-2.7-12.fc3.1.i386.rpm

364b3432b2b09a96b7a447f0fcd6aa23 i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-12.fc3.1.i386.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can

launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

fedora-announce-list@redhat.com

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Name: slocate
Version: 2.7
Release: 12.fc3.1
Summary: Finds files on a system via a central database.

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