CVE-2000-0269

Public Date:
2000-04-18
Bugzilla:
1616469: CVE-2000-0269 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Emacs 20 does not properly set permissions for a slave PTY device when starting a new subprocess, which allows local users to read or modify communications between Emacs and the subprocess.

Find out more about CVE-2000-0269 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 6.1 RHSA-2000:036 2000-06-15
Red Hat Linux 6.0 RHSA-2000:036 2000-06-15
Red Hat Linux 6.2 RHSA-2000:036 2000-06-15

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