The utility slocate has a local buffer overflow vulnerability when the -r and -c switches are used. Due to this utility being setgid slocate on many default installs, slight privilege escalation is possible.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/30761/2003.001.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/30761/2003.001.txt.html