# CVE-2022-48338: emacs: GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor

CVE-2022-48338 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48338, released February 20, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48338
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.3 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0164
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 20, 2023

## Description

GNU Emacs is a powerful, customizable, self-documenting text editor. It provides special code editing features, a scripting language (elisp), and the capability to read e-mail and news.  Security Fix(es):  * emacs: Regression of CVE-2023-28617 fixes in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (CVE-2023-2491)  * emacs: command execution via shell metacharacters (CVE-2022-48337)  * emacs: local command injection in ruby-mode.el (CVE-2022-48338)  * emacs: command injection vulnerability in htmlfontify.el (CVE-2022-48339)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | emacs Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:28.2+1-11 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48338.md) | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:28.2+1-11 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48338.md) | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Debian 14 | 1:28.2+1-11 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48338](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-48338.md) | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs ol 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2626.md) | May 17, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-bin-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-bin-common 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-bin-common-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-common RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-common 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-common-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-common almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common ol 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2626.md) | May 17, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-common-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-devel amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-el Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-el 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-el-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-filesystem ol 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2626.md) | May 17, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-gtk Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-gtk 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-gtk-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-lucid 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-lucid-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid ol 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2626.md) | May 17, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-lucid-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox RHEL 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [RHSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2 | [emacs-nox 1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-emacs-nox-1-27.1-1-3ubuntu5.2.md) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Linux | emacs-nox almalinux 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2626.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox ol 9 | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.1 | [ELSA-2023-2626](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2626.md) | May 17, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-nox-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Linux | emacs-terminal amzn 2023 | 1:28.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-122](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-122.md) | Mar 6, 2023 |

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