CVE-2024-39331 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-39331: In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 5 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-39331 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+deb11u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```
org-mode→ fixed in9.4.0+dfsg-1+deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y org-mode
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

emacs→ fixed in1:28.2+1-15+deb12u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

emacs→ fixed in1:29.4+1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y emacs
```
org-mode→ fixed in9.7.5+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y org-mode
```

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