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 etags program. For example, a victim may use the "etags -u *" command (suggested in the etags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-common | May 15, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-nox | Mar 7, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade emacs | Apr 6, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-debuginfo | May 15, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade emacs | Feb 27, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade emacs-devel-noxUpgrade emacs-develUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-cannaUpgrade emacs-nox | Feb 28, 2023 | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-editors/emacs.Upgrade app-emacs/org-mode. | Jul 3, 2024 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | May 18, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | Jul 5, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common | Jan 10, 2024 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade emacs-filesystem | May 10, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-terminalUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-lucid | May 17, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-common-debuginfoUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacs-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-lucid-debuginfoUpgrade emacs-debugsourceUpgrade emacs-filesystemUpgrade emacs-terminalNo solution existsUpgrade emacs-nox-debuginfo | May 15, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade emacs-lucidUpgrade emacsUpgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-nox | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade emacs-noxUpgrade emacs-infoUpgrade emacs-x11Upgrade emacs-elUpgrade emacsUpgrade etags | Mar 3, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs25 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs24 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-commonUpgrade emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-elUpgrade emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs24-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs-bin-commonUpgrade emacs25-el (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacs24-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade emacsUpgrade emacs25-common (Ubuntu Pro) | Sep 20, 2024 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 20, 2023 |
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