Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-30205
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the emacs package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs-common | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs-filesystem | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs-lucid | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs-nox | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | emacs-terminal | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:6987 |
| Debian:12 | emacs | 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Debian:13 | emacs | 1:29.3+1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Debian:14 | emacs | 1:29.3+1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Debian:12 | org-mode | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Debian:13 | org-mode | 9.6.23+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Debian:14 | org-mode | 9.6.23+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | emacs | 1:26.1-12.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:6987 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | emacs | 1:27.2-10.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:9302 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | emacs | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | USN-7027-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | emacs | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xemacs21 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xemacs21 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xemacs21 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | xemacs21 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | xemacs21 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xemacs21-packages | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | xemacs21-packages | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | xemacs21-packages | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30205 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-494 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=4255d5dcc0657915f90e4fba7e0a5514cced514d
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=2bc865ace050ff118db43f01457f95f95112b877
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240429 [SECURITY] [DLA 3801-1] emacs security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240430 [SECURITY] [DLA 3802-1] org-mode security update mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240325 Re: GNU emacs 29.3 released to fix security issues mailing-list