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Ubuntu update for emacs23


Secunia ID

SA50801

CVE-ID

CVE-2012-0035, CVE-2012-3479

Release Date

28 Sep 2012

Criticality

Moderately Critical

Solution Status

Vendor Patch

Where

From remote

Impact
System access

This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.

Description

Ubuntu has issued an update for emacs23. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA47515
SA50157

Solution

Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/23.3+1-1ubuntu9.1

-- Ubuntu 11.10 --
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/23.3+1-1ubuntu4.1

Original Advisory

USN-1586-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1586-1/