GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the "ctags *" command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common | May 15, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade emacs | Aug 22, 2024 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-debuginfo | Feb 7, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade emacs | Apr 6, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfoUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-terminal | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 27, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debugsourceUpgrade emacs | May 15, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xemacs21Upgrade emacs | Jan 4, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade emacs-cannaUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacs-devel-nox | Jan 14, 2023 | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | Feb 13, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | Mar 24, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-nox | Apr 13, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | Mar 9, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs | May 17, 2023 | Nov 27, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-lucid | May 15, 2023 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade emacs-infoUpgrade emacs-elUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-x11Upgrade emacs-noxUpgrade etags | Dec 2, 2022 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade emacs25-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs25-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-bin-commonUpgrade emacs24-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacsUpgrade emacs24-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs25 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-elUpgrade emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs24 (Ubuntu Pro) | Dec 15, 2022 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 28, 2022 |
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