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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2024.0397
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2024-0397)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2024-0397 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'emacs' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2024-0397 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
In elisp-mode.el in GNU Emacs through 30.0.92, a user who chooses to
invoke elisp-completion-at-point (for code completion) on untrusted
Emacs Lisp source code can trigger unsafe Lisp macro expansion that
allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. (This unsafe expansion also
occurs if a user chooses to enable on-the-fly diagnosis that byte
compiles untrusted Emacs Lisp source code). (CVE-2024-53920)

Affected Software/OS:
'emacs' package(s) on Mageia 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-53920
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