SB2026020457 - Ubuntu update for emacs 

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SB2026020457 - Ubuntu update for emacs

Published: February 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026020457
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Exposed dangerous method or function (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53920)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in elisp-mode.el. A remote attacker can trick the victim into invoking elisp-completion-at-point (for code completion) on untrusted Emacs Lisp source code, trigger unsafe Lisp macro expansion and execute arbitrary code on the system.


2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1244)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling custom "man" URI schemes. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clicking on a specially crafted URL and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References