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.
CVE-2010-1161 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2010-04-16T19:30:00.493
2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Modified
CVSSv2: 3.7 (LOW)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | gnu | nano | ≤ 2.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.6.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.7.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.8.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.10 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.11 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.12 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.13 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.14 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.15 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.16 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.17 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.18 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.19 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.20 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.21 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.22 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.23 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.24 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.25 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.99pre1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.99pre2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 0.9.99pre3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.11 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.12 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.99pre1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.99pre2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.1.99pre3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.10 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.11 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.3.12 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.9.99pre1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.9.99pre2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 1.9.99pre3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.5 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.7 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.8 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.9 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.10 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.11 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.99pre1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.1.99pre2 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | gnu | nano | 2.2.2 | Yes |
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