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Debian: DSA-2603-1 Moderate: Emacs23 Local Programming Issue

Paul Ling discovered that Emacs insufficiently restricted the evaluation of Lisp code if enable-local-variables is set to "safe". For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2603-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff January 09, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : emacs23 Vulnerability : programming error Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3479 Paul Ling discovered that Emacs insufficiently restricted the evaluation of Lisp code if enable-local-variables is set to "safe". For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 23.2+1-7+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 23.4+1-4. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 23.4+1-4. We recommend that you upgrade your emacs23 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . A flaw has been discovered in Emacs23 that permits unsafe execution of Lisp scripts. Debian users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version.. Debian Security Advisory, Emacs23 Update, Programming Error, Local Issue. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 09, 2013 Debian