VULNERABILITY

Alma Linux: CVE-2024-5742: Low: nano security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2024-5742: Low: nano security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2024
Created
09/27/2024
Added
09/26/2024
Modified
01/28/2025

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.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-nano

References

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