=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3427-1
September 21, 2017

emacs24 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- emacs24: GNU Emacs editor

Details:

Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  emacs24                         24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  emacs24                         24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3427-1
  CVE-2017-14482

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 3427-1: Emacs vulnerability

September 21, 2017
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   emacs24                         24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   emacs24                         24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3427-1

  CVE-2017-14482

Severity
September 21, 2017

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1

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