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.
This Cyber News was published on www.tenable.com. Publication date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:57:03 +0000