FreeBSD : emacs -- remote code execution vulnerability (c1e5f35e-f93d-11e1-b07f-00235a5f2c9a)

Chong Yidong reports : Paul Ling has found a security flaw in the file-local variables code in GNU Emacs. 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 t...

[slackware-security] emacs (SSA:2012-228-02)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 slackware-security emacs SSA:2012-228-02 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: +--------------------------+...

[slackware-security] emacs

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-i486-2slack13.37.txz: Rebuilt. Patched to fix a security flaw in the file-local variables code. When the Emacs use...

emacs -- remote code execution vulnerability

Chong Yidong reports: Paul Ling has found a security flaw in the file-local variables code in GNU Emacs. 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 th...