Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 9 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-45939 CVE-2022-48337 CVE-2022-48338 CVE-2022-48339 CVE-2023-28617 CVE-2024-30203 CVE-2024-30204 CVE-2024-30205 CVE-2024-39331 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 CWE-345 CWE-676 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system emacs24-el (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs25-el (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs25-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs25 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-el (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs24-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs24 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69808
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
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
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72573
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48337
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing name of a source-code file in lib-src/etags.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim use the "etags -u *" command on the directory with attacker controlled content and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72574
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48338
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a malicious gem to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ruby-find-library-file() function. A malicious Ruby source file can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72575
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48339
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the hfy-istext-command() function when parsing the "file" and "srcdir" parameters, if a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacter. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU74578
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28617
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el when processing file or directory names. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU87808
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30203
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to Gnus treats inline MIME contents as trusted. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system. MitigationUpdate the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU87809
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30204
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to LaTeX preview is enabled by default for e-mail attachments. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system. MitigationUpdate the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU87804
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30205
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to Emacs in Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.
EUVDB-ID: #VU93118
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39331
CWE-ID:
CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 24.04
emacs24-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs25 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-el (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
emacs24 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
emacs24-bin-common (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
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.