CVE-2024-5742
Published: Jun 12, 2024
Modified: Nov 21, 2025
CVSS v3.1
6.7
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Unknown | nano | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:2.9.8-3.el8_10 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:5.6.1-6.el9 - < * |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | All versions |
Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | All versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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