Release Date: | 2024-04-28 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2024-5742 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.7 | CVSS Vector: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Attack Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | High |
Privileges Required: | Low | User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | High | Availability Impact: | None |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 8 (nano) | ELSA-2024-6986 | 2024-09-24 |
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