DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1161

    Published: 16 Apr 2010Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-1161

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1161

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nano

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/nano?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.4-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High