USN-7064-2: nano vulnerability
29 October 2024
nano could be made to give users administrator privileges.
Releases
Packages
- nano - small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico
Details
USN-7064-1 fixed a vulnerability in nano. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory 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 14.04
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nano
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2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-7064-1: nano-tiny, nano