SUSE update for emacs

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU104117

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2025-1244

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling custom "man" URI schemes. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clicking on a specially crafted URL and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package emacs to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

emacs-info: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-el: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-debugsource: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-x11-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.23.1

etags: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-nox-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs: before 24.3-25.23.1

etags-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-debuginfo: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-x11: before 24.3-25.23.1

emacs-nox: before 24.3-25.23.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-info:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-el:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-x11-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:etags:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-nox-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:etags-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-x11:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:emacs-nox:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250574-1/

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.