CVE-2026-6842

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

AZL-85557 CVE-2026-6842 affecting package nano for versions less than 6.4-3

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server messages

A flaw was found in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP. The gdisurfacebits function, which processes SURFACEBITSCOMMAND messages, does not properly validate image dimensions bmp.width and bmp.height provided by a malicious RDP server. This can lead to a heap buffer...

freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in urb_select_interface

A heap buffer overflow has been discovered in FreeRDP. The URBDRC client uses server-supplied interface numbers as array indices without bounds checks, causing an out-of-bounds read in libusbudevselectinterface...

freerdp: FreeRDP heap-buffer-overflow

A heap based buffer overflow has been discovered in FreeRDP. Prior to 3.20.1, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap-buffer-overflow write in the FreeRDP client when processing Audio Input AUDIN format lists. audinprocessformats reuses callback-formatscount across multiple MSGSNDINFORMATS PDUs...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update

An update for freerdp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in video_timer

A use after free flaw has been discovered in FreeRDP. The videotimer can send client notifications after the control channel is closed, dereferencing a freed callback and triggering a use after free. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side heap use after free causing a crash DoS...

CVE-2026-6842 Nano: nano: local attacker can inject malicious .desktop launcher due to insecure directory permissions

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

CVE-2026-6842 Nano: nano: local attacker can inject malicious .desktop launcher due to insecure directory permissions

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

CVE-2026-6842

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

CVE-2026-6842

In Nano, a local attacker can exploit insecure directory permissions in environments with permissive umask settings. Specifically, overly permissive 0777 permissions on ~/.local allow injection of a malicious .desktop launcher, which could trigger unintended actions or information disclosure when...

CVE-2026-6842 Nano: nano: local attacker can inject malicious .desktop launcher due to insecure directory permissions

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

CVE-2026-6842

A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for the /.local directory. This allows the attacker to inject a malicious .desktop launcher, which could lead to unintended actions or...

Windows Desktop Window Manager Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the Desktop Window Manager DWM on Windows operating systems relates to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to increase their privileges...

PT-2026-34267

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nano affected versions not specified Description A flaw exists where incorrect directory permissions are applied to the /.local directory, setting them to 0777 instead of 0700 in environments with permissive umask settings. A local attacker ca...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux security vulnerabilities

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux operating system for enterprise users developed by Red Hat Corporation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 contains a security vulnerability. This vulnerability arises from an improper permission setting in the /.local directory within an environment with a relaxed...

RHEL 9 : freerdp (RHSA-2026:9641)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:9641 advisory. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP, released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to R...

Oracle VM VirtualBox Core Component Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2026-18569)

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a desktop virtualization software developed by Oracle that supports running multiple operating systems on a single host. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability stems from a failure of the Core component to properly handle RDP...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6842

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A flaw was found in nano. In environments with permissive umask settings, a local attacker can exploit incorrect directory permissions 0777 instead of 0700 for...

RHEL 9 : freerdp (RHSA-2026:9656)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:9656 advisory. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol RDP, released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to R...