vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2025-1244: Security patch for emacs (ALAS-2025-1964)
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 12, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 12, 2025
Added
Mar 18, 2025
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-emacs
References

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