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Red Hat: CVE-2024-39331: emacs: org-link-expand-abbrev: Do not evaluate arbitrary unsafe Elisp code (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-39331: emacs: org-link-expand-abbrev: Do not evaluate arbitrary unsafe Elisp code (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/23/2024
Created
09/11/2024
Added
09/10/2024
Modified
09/25/2024

Description

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-emacs
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-common
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-common-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-filesystem
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-lucid
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-lucid-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-nox
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-nox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-emacs-terminal

References

  • CVE-2024-39331
  • RHSA-2024:6203
  • RHSA-2024:6510
  • RHSA-2024:6987

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