slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.Referenceshttp://securitytracker.com/id?1014751http://www.osvdb.org/19034https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9538http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.htmlhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14640http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.htmlhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html
