CVE-2026-6843 Nano: nano: format string vulnerability leads to denial of service

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

CVE-2026-6843

CVE-2026-6843 affects the nano editor. A local user can trigger a format string vulnerability in the statusline() function by creating a directory whose name contains printf specifiers; nano attempts to display this name and may segfault, causing a Denial of Service. The vulnerability is document...

CVE-2026-6843

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

CVE-2026-6843

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

CVE-2026-6843 Nano: nano: format string vulnerability leads to denial of service

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

CVE-2026-6843

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

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...

UBUNTU-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

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 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

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-2026-6843: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

A flaw was found in nano. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing printf specifiers, the application attempts to display this name, leading to a segmentation fault SEGV. This results in a Denial of Service...

PT-2026-34312

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nano affected versions not specified Description A local user can cause a Denial of Service in the application by exploiting a format string flaw in the statusline function. This occurs when the application attempts to display a directory name...

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...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6843

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. A local user could exploit a format string vulnerability in the statusline function. By creating a directory with a name containing...