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CVE-2024-5742

Public on 2024-06-08
Modified on 2024-06-08
Description

nano: running `chmod` and `chown` on the filename allows malicious user to replace the emergency file with a malicious symlink to a root-owned file

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core nano 2024-07-18 02:00 ALAS2-2024-2590
Amazon Linux 2023 nano 2024-07-18 01:24 ALAS2023-2024-652

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N