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Rocky Linux 8 : emacs (RLSA-2023:1930)
high Nessus Plugin ID 174809
Synopsis
The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:1930 advisory.- org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters. (CVE-2023-28617)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 174809
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-1930.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Published: 4/26/2023
Updated: 4/26/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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-2023-28617
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:rocky:linux:emacs-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-lucid, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-nox, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-terminal, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-nox-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:emacs-lucid-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-28617