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 Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html