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 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 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
Source: USN-3428-1: Emacs vulnerability
