Emacs 29.4 released
Version29.4 of the Emacs editor has been released. This is "
an emergencybugfix release" fixing a vulnerability that can causethe editor to execute arbitrary shell code in Org mode. Anybody who runs Emacs onuntrusted files - including those using Gnus or one of the Emacs mail modes- should be looking to update. For those who cannot update, a pair ofmessages from RussAllbery and Florian Weimerinvestigates how to disable the Org-mode evaluation, a task that isseemingly more complicated than it should be.