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RHEL 8 : emacs (RHSA-2023:3104)
high Nessus Plugin ID 175880
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for emacs.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3104 advisory.- emacs: Regression of CVE-2023-28617 fixes in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (CVE-2023-2491)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL emacs package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:3104.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a9c0ee24
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 175880
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-3104.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/16/2023
Updated: 4/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2491
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs-lucid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:emacs-terminal
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-2491