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Gentoo: GLSA-202409-19 High: Emacs org-mode Command Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
An urgent security flaw in command execution impacts Emacs and org-mode, necessitating prompt updates to safeguard systems.
A vulnerability has been found in Emacs and org-mode which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity command execution arbitrary code execution Emacs org-mode

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

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-39331 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39331

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-19
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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: Emacs, org-mode: Command Execution Vulnerability
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #934736
ID: 202409-19

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity command execution arbitrary code execution Emacs org-mode

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.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------ ------------- -------------- app-editors/emacs < 26.3-r19:26 >= 26.3-r19:26 < 27.2-r17:27 >= 27.2-r17:27 < 28.2-r13:28 >= 28.2-r13:28 < 29.3-r3:29 >= 29.3-r3:29 app-emacs/org-mode < 9.7.5 >= 9.7.5

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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