CVE-2023-28617 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-28617: org-babel-execute:latex in ob-latex.el in Org Mode through 9.6.1 for GNU Emacs allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a file name or directory name that contains shell metacharacters.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-28617 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

emacs→ fixed in1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```
org-mode→ fixed in9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y org-mode
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

emacs→ fixed in1:28.2+1-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```
org-mode→ fixed in9.5.2+dfsh-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y org-mode
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

emacs→ fixed in1:28.2+1-14urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```
org-mode→ fixed in9.5.2+dfsh-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y org-mode
```

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