USN-5955-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5955-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5955-1.json
Related
Published
2023-03-15T12:47:43.147601Z
Modified
2023-03-15T12:47:43.147601Z
Summary
emacs24 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Emacs did not properly manage certain files when using htmlfontify functionality. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary commands.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / emacs24

Package

Name
emacs24

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "emacs24-common": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "emacs24-bin-common": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "emacs24-el": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "emacs24": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "emacs24-nox": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "emacs24-lucid": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}