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CVE-2024-5742 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6986
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9430
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278574 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278574 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00006.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-5742
NVD Published Date:
06/12/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.