CVE-2024-30205: High severity IBM Cognos Analytics vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2024
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Updated

GNU Emacs could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an issue with contents of remote files to be trusted in Org mode. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.

Other sources

In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

— Launchpad

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/emacs<29.3
29.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.4
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP5
GNU Emacs<29.3
GNU Org Mode Gnu Emacs<9.6.23
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/emacs<1:28.2+1-15+deb12u1
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u1
debian/emacs<1:29.3+1-1
1:29.3+1-1
debian/emacs<1:29.3+1-1
1:29.3+1-1
debian/org-mode*
debian/org-mode<9.6.23+dfsg-1
9.6.23+dfsg-1
debian/org-mode<9.6.23+dfsg-1
9.6.23+dfsg-1
debian/emacs
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u41:30.1+1-6+deb13u11:30.2+1-11
debian/org-mode<=9.5.2+dfsh-5
9.7.29+dfsg-19.8.12+dfsg-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/emacs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 29.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/emacs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/emacs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:29.3+1-1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/org-mode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.6.23+dfsg-1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/emacs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4Fixed in 1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1Fixed in 1:30.2+1-11
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/org-mode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.7.29+dfsg-1Fixed in 9.8.12+dfsg-1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade GNU Emacs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 29.3
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade Org Mode to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.6.23

Event History

Mar 25, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:15 PM
Affected Software

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-30205?

CVE-2024-30205 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-30205?

To mitigate CVE-2024-30205, upgrade to Emacs version 29.3 or later and Org Mode version 9.6.23 or later.

3

What are the affected versions associated with CVE-2024-30205?

CVE-2024-30205 affects Emacs versions prior to 29.3 and Org Mode versions prior to 9.6.23.

4

What does CVE-2024-30205 exploit?

CVE-2024-30205 exploits the trust placed in the contents of remote files in Emacs Org mode.

5

Which distributions are impacted by CVE-2024-30205?

CVE-2024-30205 impacts users of Emacs in Red Hat and Debian distributions prior to the specified versions.

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