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) | 06/12/2024 | 07/23/2024 | 01/28/2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2024
Added
07/23/2024
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)
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nanoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-nano-debuginfo
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