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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 07:58
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
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Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat Gnu Redhat enterprise Linux Server Tus Redhat enterprise Linux Server Aus Redhat enterprise Linux Eus Gnu emacs |
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| References | (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626 - Third Party Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:26.1-9.el8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:27.2-8.el9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-77 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
17 May 2023, 22:15
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Information
Published : 2023-05-17 22:15
Updated : 2026-06-17 05:52
NVD link : CVE-2023-2491
Mitre link : CVE-2023-2491
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2491
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- emacs
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_eus
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')