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CVE-2024-5742

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Published: Jun 12, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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6.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD (Secondary)

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.

Affected (5)

1 product
Nano
1 product
Enterprise Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
From 2.2.0 to 8.0
Configuration B
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Version 6.0
Version 7.0
Version 8.0
Version 9.0

References (7)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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