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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-7064-2 moderate: nano privilege escalation

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2024
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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7064-2 addresses a security flaw in nano that could allow for privilege escalation. For further information, click here.
nano could be made to give users administrator privileges.

Summary

nano could be made to give users administrator privileges.

Software Description:

- nano: small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico

Details:

USN-7064-1 fixed a vulnerability in nano. This update provides the

corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that nano allowed a possible privilege escalation

through an insecure temporary file. If nano was killed while editing, the

permissions granted to the emergency save file could be used by an

attacker to escalate privileges using a malicious symlink.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update privilege escalation Ubuntu nano admin access

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
nano 2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7064-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7064-1

CVE-2024-5742

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7064-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update privilege escalation Ubuntu nano admin access

Package Information

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