Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2025-2770
Advisory Release Date: 2025-02-26 22:35 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-03-07 10:00 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Improper handling of custom "man" URI schemes allows attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect. (CVE-2025-1244)
Affected Packages:
emacs
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update emacs to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
emacs-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
emacs-lucid-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
emacs-nox-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
emacs-common-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
emacs-devel-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
emacs-debuginfo-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.aarch64
i686:
emacs-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
emacs-lucid-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
emacs-nox-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
emacs-common-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
emacs-devel-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
emacs-debuginfo-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.i686
noarch:
emacs-terminal-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.noarch
emacs-filesystem-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.noarch
src:
emacs-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.src
x86_64:
emacs-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64
emacs-lucid-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64
emacs-nox-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64
emacs-common-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64
emacs-devel-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64
emacs-debuginfo-27.2-4.amzn2.0.7.x86_64