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GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2023-81

GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2023-81
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published September 30, 2023
GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the etags program. For example, a victim may use the "etags -u *" command (suggested in the etags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input. (CVE-2022-48337) An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. In ruby-mode.el, the ruby-find-library-file function has a local command injection vulnerability. The ruby-find-library-file function is an interactive function, and bound to C-c C-f. Inside the function, the external command gem is called through shell-command-to-string, but the feature-name parameters are not escaped. Thus, malicious Ruby source files may cause commands to be executed. (CVE-2022-48338) An issue was discovered in GNU Emacs through 28.2. htmlfontify.el has a command injection vulnerability. In the hfy-istext-command function, the parameter file and parameter srcdir come from external input, and parameters are not escaped. If a file name or directory name contains shell metacharacters, code may be executed. (CVE-2022-48339)

Affected Products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Mageiamesa0 (affected), 23.1.7-1.mga9 (unaffected)
Mageialibdrm0 (affected), 2.4.116-2.mga9 (unaffected)
Mageiaemacs0 (affected), 27.1-1.3.mga8 (unaffected), 0 (affected), 27.1-1.3.mga8 (unaffected)

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