GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain…
Priority LOW 33Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via an old formatted filename database (locatedb) that contains an entry with an out-of-range offset, which causes locate to write to arbitrary process memory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00897 59th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Slackware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1036
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4846-269g-37mp
References
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2001-1036 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1036 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4846-269g-37mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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