Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-5742 |
CWE-ID | CWE-61 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
nano Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU93285
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5742
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsnano: 0.1.0 - 7.2
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5742
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278574
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00006.html
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/commit/?id=5e7a3c2e7e118c7f12d5dfda9f9140f638976aa2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.