CVE-2023-32190

Local file disclosure via privileged post-install operations

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Insecure file operations in openSUSE Tumbleweed mlocate before 0.26-37.1 allow local users to make arbitrary files world readable. The mlocate %post script performs root-privileged permission changes on paths influenced by the RUN_UPDATEDB_AS account without securely binding operations to intended files. A local user able to act as RUN_UPDATEDB_AS can redirect those operations to disclose file contents otherwise protected by Unix permissions.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Insecure file operations in openSUSE Tumbleweed mlocate before 0.26-37.1 allow local users to make arbitrary files world readable. The mlocate %post script performs root-privileged permission changes on paths influenced by the RUN_UPDATEDB_AS account without securely binding operations to intended files. A local user able to act as RUN_UPDATEDB_AS can redirect those operations to disclose file contents otherwise protected by Unix permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32190
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
OpenSUSE
Product
openSUSE Tumbleweed
Classifications
CWE-125, T1222.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.26-37.1
  2. Affected versionversion=? <0.26-37.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSUSE · openSUSE Tumbleweedversion=0 <0.26-37.1; version=? <0.26-37.1

Published CVSS scores

8.5SUSECVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1222.002File and Directory Permissions Modification: Linux and Mac Permissions

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