CVE-2023-2491
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CVE-2023-2491 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Emacs | 26.1-9.el8 |
| Gnu | Emacs | 27.2-8.el9 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 9.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 9.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.8 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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