ELA-1085-1 emacs24 security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2024-05-03
Packageemacs24
Version24.4+1-5+deb8u3 (jessie), 24.5+1-11+deb9u3 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2024-30203 CVE-2024-30204 CVE-2024-30205


Multiple problems were discovered in GNU Emacs, the extensible, customisable, self-documenting display editor.

CVE-2024-30203 & CVE-2024-30204

In Emacs before 29.3, LaTeX preview is enabled by default for e-mail attachments in some Emacs MUAs. This can lead to denial of service.

(A request has been submitted to MITRE to merge these CVE numbers.)

CVE-2024-30205

In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers the contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 24.4+1-5+deb8u3.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 24.5+1-11+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your emacs24 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.