Debian dsa-5719 : emacs - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 201002

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5719 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5719-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 25, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : emacs CVE ID : CVE-2024-39331 Debian Bug : 1074137

It was discovered that Emacs is prone to arbitrary shell code evaluation when opening a specially crafted Org file.

This update includes updates pending for the upcoming point releases including other security fixes.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your emacs packages.

For the detailed security status of emacs please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/emacs

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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 emacs packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 201002

File Name: debian_DSA-5719.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/25/2024

Updated: 7/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39331

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-bin-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-lucid, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-el, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39331

IAVA: 2024-A-0368

Detections

Analytics