GHSA-ffhx-2rrf-9c23MediumCVSS 4.7
A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an...
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📋 Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Nano that allows a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If Nano is killed while editing, a file it saves to an emergency file with the permissions of the running user provides a window of opportunity for attackers to escalate privileges through a malicious symlink.
🔗 References (8)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5742
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278574
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00006.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6986
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9430
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ffhx-2rrf-9c23