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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-39331: Security patch for emacs (ALAS-2024-2608)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-39331: Security patch for emacs (ALAS-2024-2608)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/23/2024
Created
08/14/2024
Added
08/14/2024
Modified
08/14/2024

Description

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-common
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-filesystem
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-lucid
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-nox
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-emacs-terminal

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