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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3427-1
September 21, 2017
emacs24 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
– emacs24: GNU Emacs editor
Details:
Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
emacs24 24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3427-1
CVE-2017-14482
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/24.3+1-2ubuntu1.1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3428-1
September 21, 2017
emacs25 vulnerability
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 17.04
Summary:
Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
– emacs25: GNU Emacs editor
Details:
Charles A. Roelli discovered that Emacs incorrectly handled certain
files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an
attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
emacs25 25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3428-1
CVE-2017-14482
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs25/25.1+1-3ubuntu4.1
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