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CVE-2010-1161

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-as

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.00079
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnu nano<= 2.2.3
gnu nanoall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Apr 2010 · 07:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10435-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39444Vendor Advisory
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
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