Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution in flymake mode
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| GNU Emacs | GNU Emacs | unaffected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unknown | — | ||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | affected | — |
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| Redhat | Enterprise Linux |
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Vendor Workaround
To mitigate this issue, users should avoid opening or editing untrusted text files with Emacs. Exercise caution when handling files from unknown or suspicious sources, as interacting with them can lead to arbitrary code execution.
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.218% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.3 | |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 |
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Redhat rhel Els
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | |
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| Title | Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution, incomplete fix for cve-2024-53920 | Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution in flymake mode |
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Gnu
Gnu emacs |
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Gnu
Gnu emacs |
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| Description | A code execution flaw was found in Emacs, affecting versions prior to 31.2. The Flymake mode using language backends other than Lisp would execute arbitrary code from the edited file while performing syntax checking. Viewing or editing untrusted files using Emacs could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Emacs. | |
| Title | Emacs: emacs: arbitrary code execution, incomplete fix for cve-2024-53920 | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-94 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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cvssV3_1
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