USN-6003-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6003-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6003-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6003-1
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Published
2023-04-06T16:15:35.504836Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:21Z
Summary
emacs24 vulnerability
Details

Xi Lu discovered that Emacs did not properly handle 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+esm3?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+esm3

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
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1
24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-bin-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-lucid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "emacs24-nox"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-28617",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "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": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}