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: Emacs: arbitrary code execution in Flymake mode (CVE-2026-96442)
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 | 1:27.2-18.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-common | 1:27.2-18.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-filesystem | 1:27.2-18.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-lucid | 1:27.2-18.el9_8.3 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | emacs-nox | 1:27.2-18.el9_8.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution in flymake mode
A code execution flaw was found in Emacs, affecting versions prior to 31.2. The Flymake mode using language backends other than Lisp would execute arbitrary code from the edited file while performing syntax checking. Viewing or editing untrusted files using E…