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
2026-09-18T06:47:29Z
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:12 / nano

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161.json"

Debian:13 / nano

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161.json"

Debian:14 / nano

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161.json"