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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: USN-919-1 Moderate: Emacs Email Helper Issue

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Calendar Grey March 29, 2010
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The identified Emacs email support vulnerability in Ubuntu allows unauthorized local users to access stored email data. Discover the full patch details released for resolution
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the email helper in Emacs did not correctlycheck file permissions

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security advisory moderate symlink attack emacs ubuntu email issue

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emacs22, emacs23 vulnerability

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate symlink attack emacs ubuntu email issue

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