GLSA 201006-08: nano: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | nano: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 06/01/2010 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201006-08 |
Synopsis
Race conditions when editing files could lead to symlink attacks or changes of ownerships of important files.Background
nano is a GNU GPL'd Pico clone with more functionality.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-editors/nano | < 2.2.4 | >= 2.2.4 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple race condition vulnerabilities have been discovered in nano. For further information please consult the CVE entries referenced below.
Impact
Under certain conditions, a local, user-assisted attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim, or change the ownership of arbitrary files.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All nano users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/nano-2.2.4"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.