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Debian 10: DLA-3849-1 Critical: org-mode Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 29, 2024
Dist Debian Esm H88
Important notice regarding Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3849-2 tackles severe vulnerability in org-mode which impacts users of GNU Emacs.
A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Emacs, the extensible, customisable, self-documenting display editor

Summary

The org-link-expand-abbrev function expanded a %(...) link abbrev even
when the abbrev specified an unsafe function, such as
shell-command-to-string.

This could lead to arbitrary code execution as soon as an Org-mode
format file was opened, including one embedded in an e-mail message.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your org-mode packages.

For the detailed security status of org-mode please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/org-mode

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: emacs
Version: emacs 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u6
CVE ID: CVE-2024-39331
Debian Bug: 1074136

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