USN-3427-1: Emacs vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3427-1
21st September, 2017
emacs24 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- emacs24
– GNU Emacs editor
Details
Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an
attacker 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 16.04 LTS:
-
emacs24
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
emacs24
24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1
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
Source: USN-3427-1: Emacs vulnerability
