CVE-2024-5742
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-5742
- Assigner
- redhat
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2024-06-12T08:53:02.256Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2024-06-12T08:53:02.256Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742 | vdb-entry x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278574 | issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00006.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5742 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5742 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 03:17:53 | Added to TrackCVE |