A flaw was discovered in the permission checking code of slocate. When reporting matching files, locate would not correctly respect the parent directory’s “read” bits. This could result in filenames being displayed when the file owner had expected them to remain hidden from other system users.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
22 February 2007
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
A flaw was discovered in the permission checking code of slocate. When reporting matching files, locate would not correctly respect the parent directory’s “read” bits. This could result in filenames being displayed when the file owner had expected them to remain hidden from other system users.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
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