Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71990
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2012-228-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-228-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-228-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New emacs packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/emacs-23.3-i486-2_slack13.37.txz: Rebuilt. Patched to fix a security flaw in the file-local variables code. When the Emacs user option `enable-local-variables' is set to `:safe' (the default value is t), Emacs should automatically refuse to evaluate `eval' forms in file-local variable sections. Due to the bug, Emacs instead automatically evaluates such `eval' forms. Thus, if the user changes the value of `enable-local-variables' to `:safe', visiting a malicious file can cause automatic execution of arbitrary Emacs Lisp code with the permissions of the user. Bug discovered by Paul Ling. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'emacs' package(s) on Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3479 1027375 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027375 50157 http://secunia.com/advisories/50157 50801 http://secunia.com/advisories/50801 54969 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54969 DSA-2603 http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2603 MDVSA-2013:076 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:076 SSA:2012-228-02 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.420006 USN-1586-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1586-1 [oss-security] 20120812 Re: Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variables http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/2 [oss-security] 20120813 Security flaw in GNU Emacs file-local variables http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/1 http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12155 openSUSE-SU-2012:1348 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00057.html
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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