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CVE-2023-2491
A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | Versions 26.1-9.el8, 27.2-8.el9 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | Versions 8.8, 9.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Versions 8.8, 9.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | Version 8.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873