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Gentoo: GLSA-202407-08 High: GNU Emacs Org Mode Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey July 1, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Uncover significant weaknesses within GNU Emacs and Org Mode marked by elevated risk levels. Adhere to the upgrade instructions for securing your environment.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs and Org Mode, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity code execution multiple issues Gentoo Linux GNU Emacs Org Mode

Resolution

All GNU Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-29.3-r2"
All Org Mode users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emacs/org-mode-9.6.23"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-48337 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48337 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-48338 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48338 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-48339 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48339 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-30202 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30202 [ 5 ] CVE-2024-30203 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30203 [ 6 ] CVE-2024-30204 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30204 [ 7 ] CVE-2024-30205 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30205

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-08
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: GNU Emacs, Org Mode: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 01, 2024
Bugs: #897950, #927820
ID: 202407-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity code execution multiple issues Gentoo Linux GNU Emacs Org Mode

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs and Org Mode, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------ ------------- -------------- app-editors/emacs < 26.3-r16:26 >= 26.3-r16:26 < 27.2-r14:27 >= 27.2-r14:27 < 28.2-r10:28 >= 28.2-r10:28 < 29.2-r1:29 >= 29.2-r1:29 app-emacs/org-mode < 9.6.23 >= 9.6.23

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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