USN-3428-1: Emacs vulnerability
USN-3428-1: Emacs vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3428-1 21st September, 2017 emacs25 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Summary Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description emacs25 – GNU Emacs editor Details Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certainfiles. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, anattacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.04: emacs25 25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2017-14482 Source: USN-3428-1: Emacs vulnerability