SUSE update for emacs

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU69808

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45939

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing name of a source-code file in lib-src/etags.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to use the "ctags *" command  and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.

Mitigation

Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

emacs-info: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-el: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

etags-debuginfo: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

etags: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-x11-debuginfo: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-x11: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-nox-debuginfo: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-nox: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-debugsource: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs-debuginfo: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

emacs: before 25.3-150000.3.12.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224310-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.