========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5781-1 December 14, 2022 emacs24 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: Emacs could be made to run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - emacs24: GNU Emacs editor Details: It was discovered that Emacs did not properly manage certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1 emacs24-bin-common 24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5781-1 CVE-2022-45939