CVE 5.5 MEDIUM

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

5.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-6843
Source redhat
Published Apr 22, 2026 at 08:30

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

References

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