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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2023.3616
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3616-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'org-mode' package(s) announced via the DLA-3616-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'org-mode' package(s) announced via the DLA-3616-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was a potential code injection vulnerability in org-mode, a popular add-on for the Emacs text editor.

Attackers could have executed arbitrary shell commands via a filename (or directory name) that contained shell metacharacters.

CVE-2023-28617

org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 9.1.14+dfsg-3+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your org-mode packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'org-mode' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-28617
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=8f8ec2ccf3f5ef8f38d68ec84a7e4739c45db485
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=a8006ea580ed74f27f974d60b598143b04ad1741
https://list.orgmode.org/tencent_04CF842704737012CCBCD63CD654DD41CA0A@qq.com/T/#m6ef8e7d34b25fe17b4cbb655b161edce18c6655e
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00008.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00019.html
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