CVE-2026-6843
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
36/100
Published: 2026-04-22
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
Description
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 (DoS) for the `nano` application.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | nano | 8.7 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 10.0 |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | 4.0 |
References & Advisories (2)
Third Party Advisory
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory