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GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2023-81
GCVE-VVD-MAGEIA-2023-81
Advisory Published
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mageia | mesa | 0 (affected), 23.1.7-1.mga9 (unaffected) | — |
| Mageia | libdrm | 0 (affected), 2.4.116-2.mga9 (unaffected) | — |
| Mageia | emacs | 0 (affected), 27.1-1.3.mga8 (unaffected), 0 (affected), 27.1-1.3.mga8 (unaffected) | — |
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