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Ubuntu alert USN-1586-1 (emacs23)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1586-1 September 27, 2012 emacs23 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 Summary: Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - emacs23: The GNU Emacs editor (with GTK+ user interface) Details: Hiroshi Oota discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled search paths. If a user were tricked into opening a file with Emacs, a local attacker could execute arbitrary Lisp code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2012-0035) Paul Ling discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain eval forms in local-variable sections. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file with Emacs, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary Lisp code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2012-3479) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu9.1 emacs23-common 23.3+1-1ubuntu9.1 Ubuntu 11.10: emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu4.1 emacs23-common 23.3+1-1ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Emacs to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1586-1 CVE-2012-0035, CVE-2012-3479 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/23.3+1-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/23.3+1-1ubun... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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