This update for nano fixes the following issues:
Changes in nano:
- Update to version 9.1:
* When searching, the viewport is placed snug left where
possible.
* The ability to read and write files in old Mac format (a lone
carriage return as line ending) was removed.
* The ^T toggle between WhereIs and GotoLine was dropped.
* Fix backups that were missing or had a wrong timestamp when
--backup is active.
* On a crash or kill, a .save file is no longer chmodded or
chowned to the base file's permissions and owner.
* The history code now creates the ~/.local directory with
limited access rights (boo#1263437; the referenced
CVE-2026-40556 was rejected upstream).
* M-Ins and M-Del have become rebindable.
- GNU nano 9.0:
* When the cursor almost goes offscreen to the right, all lines
are now scrolled sideways together, by just the amount needed
to keep the cursor in view.
Use --solosidescroll or 'set solosidescroll' to get back the
...
Read the Full Advisory- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
nano-9.1-bp160.1.1
nano-lang-9.1-bp160.1.1
* bsc#1258260
* bsc#1262643
* bsc#1263022
* bsc#1263437
References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40556.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6842.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6843.html
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