msrc_cve-2024-5742
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2024-06-02 07:00
Modified
2024-11-27 00:00
Summary
Nano: running `chmod` and `chown` on the filename allows malicious user to replace the emergency file with a malicious symlink to a root-owned file

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        "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027)"
      },
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      "title": "Nano: running `chmod` and `chown` on the filename allows malicious user to replace the emergency file with a malicious symlink to a root-owned file"
    }
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}


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