INFSA-2024:6986: nano security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2024:6986

Type: security

Release date: 2024-10-10 10:40:59 UTC

Information about package

GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2024-5742

    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.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
NIST — CVE-2024-5742
no information 4.7 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

Updated packages