ALSA-2024:6986

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Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-6986.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2024:6986.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2024:6986
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Published
2024-09-24T00:00:00Z
Modified
2024-09-24T11:29:25Z
Summary
Low: nano security update
Details

GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor.

Security Fix(es):

  • nano: running chmod and chown on the filename allows malicious user to replace the emergency file with a malicious symlink to a root-owned file (CVE-2024-5742)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / nano

Package

Name
nano

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.8-3.el8_10