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Ubuntu 7375-1: Org Mode Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues addressed in Org Mode for Ubuntu, impacting multiple LTS versions. Essential update instructions included.
Several security issues were fixed in Org Mode.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Org Mode.

Software Description:

- org-mode: keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs

Details:

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle filenames

containing shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only

affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-28617)

It was discovered that Org Mode could run untrusted code left in its

buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-30202)

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle the contents of

remote files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

(CVE-2024-302...

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution DoS Ubuntu Org Mode remote file handling

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   elpa-org                        9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   elpa-org                        9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   elpa-org                        9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   elpa-org                        9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   org-mode                        8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7375-1

  CVE-2023-28617, CVE-2024-30202, CVE-2024-30205, CVE-2024-39331

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7375-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution DoS Ubuntu Org Mode remote file handling

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