USN-7375-1: Org Mode vulnerabilities

27 March 2025

Several security issues were fixed in Org Mode.

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Packages

  • org-mode - keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs

Details

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle filenames
containing shell metacharacters. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-28617)

It was discovered that Org Mode could run untrusted code left in its
buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-30202)

It was discovered that Org Mode did not correctly handle the contents of
remote files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-30205)

It was discovered that Org Mode could be made to run arbitrary Elisp code.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-39331)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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