CVE-2023-2491

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.
Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 20%
VendorProductVersion
gnuemacs
26.1-9.el8
gnuemacs
27.2-8.el9
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
redhatenterprise_linux
9.0
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
8.8
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
9.2
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
8.8
redhatenterprise_linux_server_aus
9.2
redhatenterprise_linux_server_tus
8.8
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
emacs
bullseye (security)
1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
fixed
bullseye
1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5
fixed
bookworm
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3
fixed
sid
1:29.4+1-4
fixed
trixie
1:29.4+1-4
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
emacs
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
emacs23
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
ignored
emacs24
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
ignored
emacs25
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
focal
dne
bionic
not-affected
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
xemacs21
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
ignored
xemacs21-packages
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
ignored