CVE-2024-5742 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

67%

Complexity

8%

Confidentiality

98%

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.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Overview

Type

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

First reported 11 months ago

2024-06-12 09:15:00

Last updated 6 months ago

2024-11-21 09:48:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.0 (7)

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0

8.0

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