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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202407-08 ] GNU Emacs, Org Mode: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Posted on 01 July 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-08
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Severity: High
Title: GNU Emacs, Org Mode: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 01, 2024
Bugs: #897950, #927820
ID: 202407-08

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs and Org Mode,
the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor.

Affected packages
=================
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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app-editors/emacs < 26.3-r16:26 >= 26.3-r16:26
< 27.2-r14:27 >= 27.2-r14:27
< 28.2-r10:28 >= 28.2-r10:28
< 29.2-r1:29 >= 29.2-r1:29
app-emacs/org-mode < 9.6.23 >= 9.6.23

Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All GNU Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-29.3-r2"

All Org Mode users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emacs/org-mode-9.6.23"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-48337
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48337
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-48338
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48338
[ 3 ] CVE-2022-48339
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48339
[ 4 ] CVE-2024-30202
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30202
[ 5 ] CVE-2024-30203
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30203
[ 6 ] CVE-2024-30204
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30204
[ 7 ] CVE-2024-30205
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30205

Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-08

Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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