Secure Locate (slocate) in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Secure Locate (slocate) in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed configuration file that is specified in the LOCATE_PATH environmental variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Kevin Lindsay |
| cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Kevin Lindsay |
- cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Kevin Lindsay
- cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Kevin Lindsay
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx6m-rxfx-9j6c
References
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More Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00066 Secure Locate (slocate) allows local users to corrupt memory via a malformed database… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2000-0602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0602 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx6m-rxfx-9j6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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