Summary
GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor. It provides special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read e-mail and news.
Security Fix(es):
* emacs: org-link-expand-abbrev: Do not evaluate arbitrary unsafe Elisp code (CVE-2024-39331)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-common | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-filesystem | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-lucid | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-nox | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
-
Critical 9.8
In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsaf…