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<h1>Security update for emacs</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:23949-1</td>
</tr>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-09-29T17:24:16Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282390">bsc#1282390</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96442.html">CVE-2026-96442</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-96442</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-96442</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
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<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-96442</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for emacs fixes the following issue:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-96442: arbitrary code execution when viewing or editing untrusted text files in modes other than Emacs Lisp
mode (bsc#1282390).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1783</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1783</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>emacs-nox-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-nox-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>etags-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-x11-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>etags-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-x11-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-eln-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>emacs-info-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-el-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>emacs-nox-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-nox-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>etags-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-x11-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>etags-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-x11-debuginfo-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-eln-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>emacs-info-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
<li>emacs-el-30.2-160000.4.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96442.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96442.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282390">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282390</a>
</li>
</ul>
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