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SUSE 2025:0798-1 important: emacs allows arbitrary code execution

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE recognizes and resolves a critical emacs update aimed at mitigating arbitrary code execution risks. Maintain your security!
* bsc#1233894 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-53920

Summary

## This update for emacs fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-53920: Fixed arbitrary code execution via Lisp macro expansion (bsc#1233894). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-798=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-798=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-798=1 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-798=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution important emacs SUSE Lisp expansion

References

* bsc#1233894

Cross-

* CVE-2024-53920

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-53920 ( SUSE ): 8.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-53920 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-53920 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0798-1
Release Date: 2025-03-06T13:05:05Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution important emacs SUSE Lisp expansion

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