Security update for emacs
This update for emacs fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-96442: arbitrary code execution when viewing or editing untrusted text files in modes other than Emacs Lisp mode due to incomplete fix for CVE (bsc#1282390).
- Products
- emacs
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 27.2-150400.3.34.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-96442
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 13:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
This update for emacs fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-96442: arbitrary code execution when viewing or editing untrusted text files in modes other than Emacs Lisp mode due to incomplete fix for CVE (bsc#1282390).
osv:SUSE-SU-2026:4594-1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
emacs
Fixed versions: 27.2-150400.3.34.1
Complete source record
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