Description

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 information disclosure if the launcher is subsequently processed.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-22T07:34:26.360Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-22T13:07:57.497Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-6842 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Openshift
  • Openshift Container Platform
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-6842.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6842 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460018 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6842 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6842 cve-icon
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