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Fedora Core 4: 2005-770 Moderate: Slocate Incomplete Database Issue

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.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2005-770 2005-08-22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Product : Fedora Core 4 Name : slocate Version : 2.7 Release : 22.fc4.1 Summary : Finds files on a system via a central database. Description : 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Tue Aug 9 2005 Miloslav Trmac - 2.7-22.fc4.1 - Replace sl_fs.[ch] by glibc-derived versions - Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k ---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from: be933a409ee095e558d20b56e6c3aac5 SRPMS/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.src.rpm 4456c2873f2cc9a75afa6a9989445d4e ppc/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm 7cb7dfde2ee74b9b282b4ff002d3eb8c ppc/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.ppc.rpm 76bddbbc65171d8060a6f2c1a8bfa62d x86_64/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm 856ef7ffcef6e41eef0e93f23fc57998 x86_64/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.x86_64.rpm 50b3461440c9efe25d55f34d79a0272a i386/slocate-2.7-22.fc4.1.i386.rpm b35ba3b183c2e37773ddf07147b1a98d i386/debug/slocate-debuginfo-2.7-22.fc4.1.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 mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . This patch resolves slocate's database issues stemming from specific directory configurations. Discover additional details about the solution.. slocate Update,Fedora Core 4,File Management,Security Fix,Database Vulnerability. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 22, 2005 •Important Fedora