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CVE-2010-1161

CVE-2010-1161

EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.htmlhttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/39444http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markuphttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891