Detections
Analytics
AlmaLinux 8 : emacs (ALSA-2024:6987)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 207747
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:6987 advisory.* emacs: Gnus treats inline MIME contents as trusted (CVE-2024-30203)
* emacs: Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted (CVE-2024-30205)
* emacs: org-link-expand-abbrev: Do not evaluate arbitrary unsafe Elisp code (CVE-2024-39331)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 207747
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-6987.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 9/25/2024
Updated: 9/25/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39331
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs-terminal, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs-lucid, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs-common, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:emacs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2024