QID 710316

Date Published: 2021-09-01

QID 710316: Gentoo Linux GNU Emacs Command injection Vulnerability (GLSA 201801-07)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

A vulnerability has been found in Emacs which may allow for arbitrary command execution.

Affected Package(s): app-editors/emacs


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This vulnerability could be exploited to gain remote access to sensitive information and execute commands.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201801-07 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 710316

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201801-07 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-07