GHSA-cgrj-mh7v-v4c8MediumCVSS 6.8

A flaw was found in GNU nano's multi-buffer error message handling. When a user opens multiple...

Published
July 23, 2026
Last Modified
July 23, 2026

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📋 Description

A flaw was found in GNU nano's multi-buffer error message handling. When a user opens multiple files at startup and one triggers an ALERT-level error, a specially crafted filename containing printf format specifiers can be reinterpreted. This format string vulnerability may allow an attacker to achieve stack information disclosure, cause a denial of service (crash), or potentially perform arbitrary memory writes.

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