vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-5742: Security patch for nano (ALAS-2024-2590)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2024-06-12 | 2024-07-23 | 2025-01-28 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2024-06-12
Added
2024-07-23
Modified
2025-01-28
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)
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nanoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nano-debuginfo
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