CVE-2024-5742

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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Published : 2024-06-12 09:15

Updated : 2024-06-17 12:15


NVD link : CVE-2024-5742

Mitre link : CVE-2024-5742

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-5742


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CWE
CWE-377

Insecure Temporary File