Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3427-1
21st September, 2017
emacs24 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
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
CVE-2017-14482
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21st September, 2017
emacs24 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- emacs24 - GNU Emacs editor
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
CVE-2017-14482
Continue reading...
