From: Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201801-07 ] GNU Emacs: Command injection
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:48:24 -0500 [thread overview]
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-07
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU Emacs: Command injection
Date: January 07, 2018
Bugs: #630680
ID: 201801-07
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Synopsis
========
A vulnerability has been found in Emacs which may allow for arbitrary
command execution.
Background
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GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-editors/emacs < 23.4-r16:23 >= 23.4-r16:23
< 24.5-r4:24 >= 24.5-r4:24
< 25.2-r1:25 >= 25.2-r1:25
Description
===========
A command injection flaw within the Emacs "enriched mode" handling has
been discovered.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file,
could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of process.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GNU Emacs 23.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-23.4-r16"
All GNU Emacs 24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-24.5-r4"
All GNU Emacs 25.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/emacs-,25.2-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14482
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-14482
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07
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