rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0177-1
Published: 2008-05-27
Products:
rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect User Non-deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
emacs=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/21.4a-5.4-1
emacs-leim=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/21.4a-5.4-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2142
Description:
Previous versions of the emacs package are vulnerable to an Arbitrary
Code Execution attack in which an attacker may provide a group of files
containing local variable definitions and arbitrary Lisp code to be
executed when one of the provided files is opened by emacs.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177
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