CVE-2024-5742
June 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
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Product(s) Impacted
GNU Nano
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.
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Date
Published: June 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: June 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
secalert@redhat.com
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
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MEDIUMCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N