USN-5781-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5781-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5781-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5781-1
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Published
2022-12-14T18:52:04.812483Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:11Z
Summary
emacs24 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Emacs did not properly manage certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / emacs24

Package

Name
emacs24
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/emacs24@24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1

Affected versions

24.*

24.5+1-1ubuntu2
24.5+1-1ubuntu4
24.5+1-1ubuntu5
24.5+1-1ubuntu6
24.5+1-1ubuntu7
24.5+1-6ubuntu1
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24-bin-common",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24-common",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24-el",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox",
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-45939"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5781-1.json"