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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-48339: ELSA-2023-2626: emacs security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-48339: ELSA-2023-2626: emacs security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/21/2023
Created
05/18/2023
Added
05/17/2023
Modified
12/18/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el has a command injection vulnerability. In the hfy-istext-command function, the parameter file and parameter srcdir come from external input, and parameters are not escaped. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, code may be executed. A flaw was found in the Emacs package. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, arbitrary code may be executed.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-filesystem
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-lucid
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-emacs-nox

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