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Posted on 27 February 2025
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-5871-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 27, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : emacs
CVE ID : CVE-2024-53920 CVE-2025-1244
Two security vulnerabilities were discovered in Emacs:
CVE-2024-53920
Elisp byte-compilation ('elisp-flymake-byte-compile') in the Flymake
mode is now disabled for untrusted files.
CVE-2025-1244
An incomplete escaping of shell meta characters in the man reader
component could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary
shell commands. Discovered by Maxim Nikulin.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your emacs packages.
For the detailed security status of emacs please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/emacs
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
