CVE-2022-45939
Published: 28 November 2022
GNU Emacs through 28.2 allows attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the name of a source-code file, because lib-src/etags.c uses the system C library function in its implementation of the ctags program. For example, a victim may use the "ctags *" command (suggested in the ctags documentation) in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
emacs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| jammy |
Needed
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1:28.2+1-12ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1:28.2+1-8)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1:28.2+1-12ubuntu1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=d48bb4874bc6cd3e69c7a15fc3c91cc141025c51 |
||
|
xemacs21-packages Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
| bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
|
emacs23 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
emacs24 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
|
emacs25 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
focal |
Does not exist
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| bionic |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
xemacs21 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |