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RedhatCVE-2023-2491

HistoryMay 17, 2023 - 10:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-2491

2023-05-1722:15:10

CWE-77

redhat

web.nvd.nist.gov

emacs

text editor

flaw

arbitrary command execution

cve-2023-2491

nvd

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

35.4%

JSON

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the “org-babel-execute:latex” function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

gnuemacsMatch26.1-9.el8

gnuemacsMatch27.2-8.el9

Node

redhatenterprise_linuxMatch8.0

redhatenterprise_linuxMatch9.0

redhatenterprise_linux_eusMatch8.8

redhatenterprise_linux_eusMatch9.2

redhatenterprise_linux_server_ausMatch8.8

redhatenterprise_linux_server_ausMatch9.2

redhatenterprise_linux_server_tusMatch8.8

VendorProductVersionCPE
gnuemacs26.1-9.el8cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:26.1-9.el8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnuemacs27.2-8.el9cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:27.2-8.el9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux8.0cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux9.0cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux_eus8.8cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux_eus9.2cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus8.8cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus9.2cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus8.8cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
gnu	emacs	26.1-9.el8	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:26.1-9.el8:::::::*
gnu	emacs	27.2-8.el9	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:27.2-8.el9:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	8.8	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	9.2	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	8.8	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.8:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	9.2	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:::::::*
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_tus	8.8	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8:::::::*

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "emacs",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "Affects emacs v26.1-9.el8 and emacs v27.2-8.el9, Fixed in emacs v26.1-10.el8_8.2 and emacs v27.2-8.el9_2.1",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]