CVE-2024-5742
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5742
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-5742.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-5742
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:19:46.759420Z
- Published
- 2024-06-12T09:15:23Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:19:46.759420Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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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