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CVE-2010-1161

LOW CVSS: 3.7 Published: 2010-04-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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 Platforms

Gnu Nano

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References