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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5742

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5742 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.699999809265137 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.699999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11nano5.4-2, 0, 5.4-2+deb11u2
Debian:14nano0, 0
Debian:13nano0, 0
Debian:12nano0, 7.2-1, 0

Timeline

  • Jun 12, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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