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: Gnus treats inline MIME contents as trusted (CVE-2024-30203)
* emacs: Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted (CVE-2024-30205)
* 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 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs-common | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs-filesystem | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs-lucid | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs-nox | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | emacs-terminal | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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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…
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High 7.1
In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
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Medium 5.5
In Emacs before 29.3, Gnus treats inline MIME contents as trusted.
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-30203
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-30205
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-39331
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2280296
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2280298
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2293942
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-6987.html