← Back
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30203
In Emacs before 29.3, Gnus treats inline MIME contents as trusted.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-template-v1
A weakness called UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30203 was discovered in In Emacs before.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "In Emacs before UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30203".
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30203 (In Emacs before). Severity: Info.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-30203) in In Emacs before. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of In Emacs before (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
emacs24
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"24.5+1-6ubuntu1.1+esm4"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
emacs25
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"25.2+1-6ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
emacs
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:26.3+1-1ubuntu2+esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
emacs
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
xemacs21
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
xemacs21-packages
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7027-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-30203
- report https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/24/1
- report https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2024-03/msg00005.html
- report https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=937b9042ad7426acdcca33e3d931d8f495bdd804
- report https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30203