UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40556

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556

Upstream

CVE-2026-40556

Withdrawn

2026-05-14T11:40:57Z

Published

2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Modified

2026-05-14T14:42:59.233826Z

Severity

Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

(GNU nano creates the user\u2019s ~/.local directory with overly permis ...)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@4.8-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.3-1

4.5-1

4.7-1

4.7-2

4.8-1

4.8-1ubuntu1

4.8-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.8-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.8-1ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@6.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.6.1-1build1

5.9-1

6.*

6.0-1

6.1-1

6.2-1

6.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.2-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.2-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@7.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.2-1

7.2-2

7.2-2build1

7.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.2-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:25.10

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@8.4-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.3-1

8.4-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.4-1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.4-1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:26.04

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@8.7.1-1?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*

8.4-1

8.6-1

8.7-1

8.7.1-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.7.1-1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8.7.1-1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.6-1ubuntu1

2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.2-1

2.4.2-1ubuntu1

2.4.3-1

2.5.0-1

2.5.1-1

2.5.2-1

2.5.3-2

2.5.3-2ubuntu1

2.5.3-2ubuntu2

2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.6-3

2.8.7-1

2.9.0-1

2.9.1-1

2.9.2-1

2.9.3-1

2.9.3-2

2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556.json"