Red Hat Security Advisory: emacs security update
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-39331) in GNU Emacs affects the org-link-expand-abbrev function, which could lead to the evaluation of arbitrary unsafe Elisp code. This issue is addressed by a security update released by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerability involves unsafe code evaluation in Emacs's scripting language (Elisp).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-39331 in GNU Emacs concerns the org-link-expand-abbrev function, which improperly evaluates arbitrary unsafe Elisp code. This could allow an attacker to execute unintended code within Emacs. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:6203) providing an update that fixes this issue in Emacs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows the evaluation of arbitrary unsafe Elisp code via the org-link-expand-abbrev function in Emacs, potentially leading to code execution within the context of the user running Emacs. This could compromise the security of the affected system if exploited. The Red Hat advisory classifies the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes this vulnerability in Emacs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6203 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: emacs security update
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-39331) in GNU Emacs affects the org-link-expand-abbrev function, which could lead to the evaluation of arbitrary unsafe Elisp code. This issue is addressed by a security update released by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support versions. The vulnerability involves unsafe code evaluation in Emacs's scripting language (Elisp).
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-39331 in GNU Emacs concerns the org-link-expand-abbrev function, which improperly evaluates arbitrary unsafe Elisp code. This could allow an attacker to execute unintended code within Emacs. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:6203) providing an update that fixes this issue in Emacs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows the evaluation of arbitrary unsafe Elisp code via the org-link-expand-abbrev function in Emacs, potentially leading to code execution within the context of the user running Emacs. This could compromise the security of the affected system if exploited. The Red Hat advisory classifies the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes this vulnerability in Emacs packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6203 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:6203
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1f04853345fc1832559
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:28 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:44:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 18
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