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Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.
Source: MITRE View Analysis Description
Source: MITRE
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-1161 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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