CVE-2024-39331
emacs - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.
How to fix CVE-2024-39331
To remediate CVE-2024-39331, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/emacs—upgrade to 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5 or later
- —upgrade to 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u6 or later
- —upgrade to 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5 or later
- —upgrade to 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3 or later
- —upgrade to 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u3 or later
- —upgrade to 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3 or later
Is CVE-2024-39331 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (6)
- from 0, < 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
- from 0, < 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u6
- from 0, < 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
- from 0, < 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3
- from 0, < 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u3
- from 0, < 9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |