CVE-2024-30202
Publication date 25 March 2024
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| emacs | 25.10 questing | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
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| 25.04 plucky | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| xemacs21 | 25.10 questing | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
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| 25.04 plucky | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| xemacs21-packages | 25.10 questing | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
                      
| 25.04 plucky | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
                      |
| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| emacs24 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| emacs25 | 25.10 questing | Not in release | 
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Needs evaluation 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
                      |
| org-mode | 25.10 questing | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 25.04 plucky | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
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| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 9.6.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 
                                
                                   
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 9.5.2+dfsh-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 
                                
                                   
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
                             |      
                          
                            
                          
                        
                      
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Get Ubuntu Pro 30-day free trialSeverity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                  
| Attack vector | Local | 
| Attack complexity | Low | 
| Privileges required | Low | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | High | 
| Integrity impact | High | 
| Availability impact | High | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7375-1
 - Org Mode vulnerabilities
 - 27 March 2025
 
Other references
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/24/1
 - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2024-03/msg00005.html
 - https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=befa9fcaae29a6c9a283ba371c3c5234c7f644eb
 - https://list.orgmode.org/[email protected]/T/#t
 - https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=003ddacf1c8d869b1858181c29ea21b731a8d8d9
 - https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30202