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CVE-2023-2491

Date: May 16, 2023

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Processing a specially crafted org-mode code with the "org-babel-execute:latex" function in ob-latex.el can result in arbitrary command execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28617 security regression for the emacs package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3104
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192873
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2626
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2491
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2491
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-2491

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-77

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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