ubuntu-cve-2026-40556
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-04-29 00:00
Modified
2026-04-29 00:00
Summary
Details
(GNU nano creates the user\u2019s ~/.local directory with overly permis ...)
Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
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"2.2.6-1ubuntu1+esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
},
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{
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}
],
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}
],
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"2.4.2-1ubuntu1",
"2.4.3-1",
"2.5.0-1",
"2.5.1-1",
"2.5.2-1",
"2.5.3-2",
"2.5.3-2ubuntu1",
"2.5.3-2ubuntu2",
"2.5.3-2ubuntu2+esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
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{
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}
],
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}
],
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"2.8.7-1",
"2.9.0-1",
"2.9.1-1",
"2.9.2-1",
"2.9.3-1",
"2.9.3-2",
"2.9.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "4.8-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "4.8-1ubuntu1.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@4.8-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
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{
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}
],
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}
],
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"4.5-1",
"4.7-1",
"4.7-2",
"4.8-1",
"4.8-1ubuntu1",
"4.8-1ubuntu1.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "6.2-1ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "6.2-1ubuntu0.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@6.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
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}
],
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}
],
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"5.9-1",
"6.0-1",
"6.1-1",
"6.2-1",
"6.2-1ubuntu0.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "7.2-2ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "7.2-2ubuntu0.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@7.2-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"7.2-1",
"7.2-2",
"7.2-2build1",
"7.2-2ubuntu0.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "8.4-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "8.4-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@8.4-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"8.3-1",
"8.4-1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "nano",
"binary_version": "8.7.1-1"
},
{
"binary_name": "nano-tiny",
"binary_version": "8.7.1-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04",
"name": "nano",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/nano@8.7.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"8.4-1",
"8.6-1",
"8.7-1",
"8.7.1-1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "(GNU nano creates the user\\u2019s ~/.local directory with overly permis ...)",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40556",
"modified": "2026-04-29T00:00:00Z",
"published": "2026-04-29T00:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40556"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40556"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2026-40556"
],
"withdrawn": "2026-05-14T11:40:57Z"
}
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