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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5960-1 High: Gnome Shell Remote Exploit

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Calendar Grey March 15, 2023
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A security flaw in Emacs on Ubuntu can lead to system crashes or execution of commands via specially designed files. For comprehensive update information, refer to the article.
Emacs could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Emacs could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- emacs24: GNU Emacs editor

Details:

It was discovered that Emacs did not properly manage certain files when

using htmlfontify functionality. A local attacker could possibly use this

issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary commands.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   emacs24                         24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5955-1

CVE-2022-48339

March 15, 2023

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