Description
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.
Published: 2010-04-16
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1191 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.641Z

Reserved: 2010-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1161

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-16T19:30:00.493

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1161

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-1161 - Bugzilla

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