rPSA-2008-0177-1 emacs emacs-leim

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0177-1
Published: 2008-05-27
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Non-deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    emacs=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/21.4a-5.4-1
    emacs-leim=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/21.4a-5.4-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2529

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2142

Description:
    Previous versions of the emacs package are vulnerable to an Arbitrary
    Code Execution attack in which an attacker may provide a group of files
    containing local variable definitions and arbitrary Lisp code to be
    executed when one of the provided files is opened by emacs.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0177

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