SUSE update for emacs
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-45939 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE OpenStack Cloud Operating systems & Components / Operating system etags-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component etags Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-x11-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-x11 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-nox-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-nox Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-info Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component emacs-el Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU69808
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45939
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing name of a source-code file in lib-src/etags.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to use the "ctags *" command and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system in a situation where the current working directory has contents that depend on untrusted input.
Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5
SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9
etags-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.9.1
etags: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-x11-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-x11: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-nox-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-nox: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-debugsource: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-info: before 24.3-25.9.1
emacs-el: before 24.3-25.9.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP4-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:etags-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:etags:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-x11-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-x11:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-nox-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-nox:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-info:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-el:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224305-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
