OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21166-1: nano&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0 openSUSE

Vulnerability summary

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21166-1 is a vulnerability in nano&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0 openSUSE with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 29-06-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 30-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security update for nano This update for nano fixes the following issues: Changes in nano: - Update to version 9.1: * When searching, the viewport is placed snug left where possible. * The ability to read and write files in old Mac format (a lone carriage return as line ending) was removed. * The ^T toggle between WhereIs and GotoLine was dropped. * Fix backups that were missing or had a wrong timestamp when --backup is active. * On a crash or kill, a .save file is no longer chmodded or chowned to the base file's permissions and owner. * The history code now creates the ~/.local directory with limited access rights (boo#1263437; the referenced CVE-2026-40556 was rejected upstream). * M-Ins and M-Del have become rebindable. - GNU nano 9.0: * When the cursor almost goes offscreen to the right, all lines are now scrolled sideways together, by just the amount needed to keep the cursor in view. Use --solosidescroll or 'set solosidescroll' to get back the old, jerky, single-line horizontal scrolling. * The viewport can be scrolled sideways (in steps of one tabsize) with M-< and M->. See `man nanorc` if M-< and M-> should switch between buffers (as they did earlier). * M-Left, M-Right, M-Up, and M-Down have become rebindable. * Stopping the recording of a macro immediately after starting it cancels the recording and leaves an existing macro in place. * Feature toggles no longer break a chain of ^K cuts or M-6 copies, except the M-K cut-from-cursor toggle. * With --mouse and --indicator, one can click in the scrollbar area to roughly navigate within the buffer. * CVE-2026-6843: format string vulnerability leads to denial of service (boo#1262643) * create the ~/.local directory with limited access rights (CVE-2026-6842 boo#1263022, CVE-2026-40556 boo#1263437) - GNU nano 8.7.1: * fix build against glibc-2.43 (boo#1258260) - GNU nano 8.7: * At the Execute prompt, preceding the command with two pipe symbols allows implementing a copy-to-clipboard feature in nanorc on terminals that support OSC 52. See doc/sample.nanorc

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