full-disclosure - Re: [FD] null pointer deference in nano via read_the_list()

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Message-ID: <f01399f5-3639-4ded-a199-3018656bc835@canonical.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:08:51 -0600
From: Mark Esler <mark.esler@...onical.com>
To: fulldisclosure@...lists.org
Subject: Re: [FD] null pointer deference in nano via read_the_list()

Hi Meng,

In your recent mass posts to FD, are you reporting vulnerabilities or 
bug reports which have words like "segfault" in the title? What benefit 
do you see this having? Have you spoken to each upstream project before 
requesting a CVE be assigned?

Thank you,
Mark Esler

On 1/19/24 22:05, Meng Ruijie wrote:
> [Vulnerability description]
> Nano v6.2 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function read_the_list().
>
> [VulnerabilityType Other]
> null pointer deference
>
> [Vendor of Product]
> nano
>
> [Affected Product Code Base]
> nano - 6.2
>
> [Reference]
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?64465
>
> [CVE Reference]
> The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2023-45932 to this vulnerability.
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