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.
Advisories
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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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2010-1161

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

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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