USN-7375-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7375-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7375-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7375-1
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Published
2025-03-27T00:41:50.986753Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:40:32Z
Summary
org-mode vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle filenames containing shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-28617)

It was discovered that Org Mode could run untrusted code left in its buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-30202)

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle the contents of remote files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-30205)

It was discovered that Org Mode could be made to run arbitrary Elisp code. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-39331)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / org-mode

Package

Name
org-mode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/org-mode@8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

8.*

8.2.10-1
8.3.1-2
8.3.2-1
8.3.3-1
8.3.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "org-mode",
            "binary_version": "8.3.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-39331"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / org-mode

Package

Name
org-mode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/org-mode@9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

9.*

9.0.9+dfsg-3
9.1.2+dfsg-2
9.1.5+dfsg-1
9.1.6+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elpa-org",
            "binary_version": "9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "org-mode",
            "binary_version": "9.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30205"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-39331"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / org-mode

Package

Name
org-mode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/org-mode@9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

9.*

9.2.3+dfsg-1
9.3+dfsg-1
9.3+dfsg-2
9.3.1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elpa-org",
            "binary_version": "9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "org-mode",
            "binary_version": "9.3.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30205"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-39331"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / org-mode

Package

Name
org-mode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/org-mode@9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

9.*

9.4.0+dfsg-1
9.5.2+dfsh-1
9.5.2+dfsh-2
9.5.2+dfsh-3
9.5.2+dfsh-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elpa-org",
            "binary_version": "9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "org-mode",
            "binary_version": "9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-28617"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30202"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30205"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-39331"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / org-mode

Package

Name
org-mode
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/org-mode@9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

9.*

9.6.7+dfsg-1
9.6.10+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elpa-org",
            "binary_version": "9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "org-mode",
            "binary_version": "9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30202"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-30205"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-39331"
            }
        ]
    }
}