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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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nano | Sep 26, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade nanoUpgrade nano-debuginfo | Jul 23, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nano-debuginfoUpgrade nanoUpgrade nano-default-editorUpgrade nano-debugsourceUpgrade default-editor | Feb 17, 2025 | Apr 28, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nano | Jun 18, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nano | Oct 16, 2024 | Apr 28, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nanoNo solution existsUpgrade nano-debugsourceUpgrade nano-debuginfo | Sep 25, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nano-debugsourceUpgrade nano-debuginfoUpgrade nano | Oct 2, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nanoUpgrade nano-lang | Jun 12, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade nano (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade nano | Oct 17, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 12, 2024 |
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