GLSA 202409-19: Emacs, org-mode: Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity:high
Title:Emacs, org-mode: Command Execution Vulnerability
Date:09/22/2024
Bugs: #934736
ID:202409-19

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in Emacs and org-mode which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

Emacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. org-mode is an Emacs mode for notes and project planning.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
app-emacs/org-mode < 9.7.5 >= 9.7.5 All supported architectures
app-editors/emacs < 26.3-r19 >= 26.3-r19 All supported architectures

Description

%(...) link abbreviations could specify unsafe functions.

Impact

Opening a malicious org-mode file could result in arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version according to the installed slot, one of:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-26.3-r19:26"
        

Alternatively:

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-27.2-r17:27" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-28.2-r13:28" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-29.3-r3:29"

All org-mode users should upgrade to the latest package:

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emacs/org-mode-9.7.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202409-19.xml

Concerns?

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License

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