CVE-2023-2491
emacs: Regression of CVE-2023-28617 fixes in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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Confidentiality
Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2023-05-03 CVE Reserved
- 2023-05-09 CVE Published
- 2024-05-23 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491 | 2023-05-16 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873 | 2023-05-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 26.1-9.el8 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "26.1-9.el8" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Emacs Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" | 27.2-8.el9 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Emacs" and version "27.2-8.el9" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.8" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 9.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "9.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 8.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.8" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 9.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "9.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.8" | - |
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