USN-7064-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7064-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7064-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7064-2

Related

Published

2024-10-29T11:15:20.271144Z

Modified

2024-10-29T11:15:20.271144Z

Summary

nano vulnerability

Details

USN-7064-1 fixed a vulnerability in nano. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / nano

Package

Name: nano
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.6-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-tiny-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "nano-udeb-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}