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Amazon Linux 2023 : emacs, emacs-common, emacs-devel (ALAS2023-2023-134)
high Nessus Plugin ID 173343
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-134 advisory.emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification.
(CVE-2023-27985)
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. (CVE-2023-27986)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'dnf update --releasever=2023.0.20230322 emacs' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-134.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-27985.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 173343
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2023-134.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/23/2023
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2023-27986
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:amazon:linux:emacs-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-terminal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-lucid-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-nox-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:emacs-lucid, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-27985, CVE-2023-27986