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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-28617: Important: emacs security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 19, 2023
Added
Apr 25, 2023
Modified
Jan 28, 2025

Description

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

Solutions

centos-upgrade-emacscentos-upgrade-emacs-commoncentos-upgrade-emacs-common-debuginfocentos-upgrade-emacs-debuginfocentos-upgrade-emacs-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-emacs-filesystemcentos-upgrade-emacs-lucidcentos-upgrade-emacs-lucid-debuginfocentos-upgrade-emacs-noxcentos-upgrade-emacs-nox-debuginfocentos-upgrade-emacs-terminal
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