Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting emacs-nox package, versions <1:24.3-23.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-EMACSNOX-2162263
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Jun 2019

Introduced: 26 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-456  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 emacs-nox to version 1:24.3-23.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs-nox package and not the emacs-nox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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