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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current emacs Vulnerability (SSA:2022-342-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168542

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to emacs.

Description

The version of emacs installed on the remote host is prior to 27.2 / 28.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-342-01 advisory.

 - GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the ctags * command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.
 (CVE-2022-45939)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected emacs package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168542

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2022-342-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/9/2022

Updated: 12/9/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45939

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45939