What is CVE-2023-32190?

CVE-2023-32190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Opensuse Tumbleweed, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-32190?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Suse Opensuse Tumbleweed

CVE-2023-32190

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Suse Opensuse Tumbleweed — versions ?

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

meissner@suse.de

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32190?: CVE-2023-32190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Opensuse Tumbleweed, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-32190?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.