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.
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Information
Published : 2024-06-12 09:15
Updated : 2024-09-17 00:15
NVD link : CVE-2024-5742
Mitre link : CVE-2024-5742
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-5742
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-377
Insecure Temporary File