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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current emacs Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-057-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 216858

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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 30.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-057-01 advisory.

 New emacs packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the emacs 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

Upgrade the affected emacs package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9a5e91e5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 216858

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-057-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/26/2025

Updated: 2/26/2025

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-2025-1244

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-2024-53920

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53920, CVE-2025-1244