vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-5742: Medium priority package update for nano
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 28, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 28, 2024
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 8, 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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-default-editoramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nanoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nano-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nano-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nano-default-editor
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