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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2023-2491) (Multiple Advisories): emacs security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2023-2491) (Multiple Advisories): emacs security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/17/2023
Created
05/19/2023
Added
05/18/2023
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-filesystem
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-lucid
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-nox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-terminal

References

  • ELSA-2023-3104
  • CVE-2023-2491

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