=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6003-1
April 06, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it received 
specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- emacs24: GNU Emacs editor

Details:

Xi Lu discovered that Emacs did not properly handle certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands.

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+esm3
   emacs24-common                  24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6003-1
   CVE-2023-28617

Ubuntu 6003-1: Emacs vulnerability

April 6, 2023
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

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+esm3   emacs24-common                  24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6003-1

  CVE-2023-28617

Severity
April 06, 2023

Package Information

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