The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5719 advisory.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5719-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso June 25, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : emacs CVE ID : CVE-2024-39331 Debian Bug : 1074137
It was discovered that Emacs is prone to arbitrary shell code evaluation when opening a specially crafted Org file.
This update includes updates pending for the upcoming point releases including other security fixes.
For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your emacs packages.
For the detailed security status of emacs please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/emacs
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: [email protected]
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dsa-5719. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
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if (description)
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script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/28");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-39331");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0368");
script_name(english:"Debian dsa-5719 : emacs - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-5719-1 [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
June 25, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Package : emacs
CVE ID : CVE-2024-39331
Debian Bug : 1074137
It was discovered that Emacs is prone to arbitrary shell code evaluation
when opening a specially crafted Org file.
This update includes updates pending for the upcoming point releases
including other security fixes.
For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your emacs packages.
For the detailed security status of emacs please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/emacs
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: [email protected]
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/emacs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/emacs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-bin-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-el");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-gtk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-lucid");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-nox");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
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include('debian_package.inc');
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(11)\.[0-9]+|^(12)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 11.0 / 12.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-bin-common', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-common', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-el', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-gtk', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-lucid', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '11.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-nox', 'reference': '1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u5'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-bin-common', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-common', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-el', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-gtk', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-lucid', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'},
{'release': '12.0', 'prefix': 'emacs-nox', 'reference': '1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
var _release = NULL;
var prefix = NULL;
var reference = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (_release && prefix && reference) {
if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : deb_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'emacs / emacs-bin-common / emacs-common / emacs-el / emacs-gtk / etc');
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0 |
debian | debian_linux | 12.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0 |
debian | debian_linux | emacs | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-bin-common | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-bin-common |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-common | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-common |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-el | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-el |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-gtk | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-gtk |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-lucid | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-lucid |
debian | debian_linux | emacs-nox | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:emacs-nox |