DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1161
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161
Upstream
Published
2010-04-16T19:30:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:15:45Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nano

Package

Name
nano
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nano?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / nano

Package

Name
nano
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nano?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / nano

Package

Name
nano
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nano?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / nano

Package

Name
nano
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nano?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}