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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7064-1
October 15, 2024

nano vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

nano could be made to give users administrator privileges.

Software Description:
- nano: small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico

Details:

It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation
through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the
permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an
attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   nano                            7.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   nano                            6.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   nano                            4.8-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   nano                            2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   nano                            2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7064-1
   CVE-2024-5742

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/7.2-2ubuntu0.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/6.2-1ubuntu0.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/4.8-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 7064-1: nano Security Advisory Updates

October 15, 2024
nano could be made to give users administrator privileges.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: nano could be made to give users administrator privileges. Software Description: - nano: small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico Details: It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   nano                            7.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   nano                            6.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   nano                            4.8-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   nano                            2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   nano                            2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7064-1

  CVE-2024-5742

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7064-1

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/7.2-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/6.2-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nano/4.8-1ubuntu1.1

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