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Medium ALSA-2024:1692 1 CVE

Moderate: less security update

Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The "less" utility is a text file browser that resembles "more", but allows
users to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Since "less" does not
read the entire input file at startup, it also starts more quickly than ordinary
text editors.

Security Fix(es):

* less: missing quoting of shell metacharacters in LESSCLOSE handling
(CVE-2022-48624)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 less 590-3.el9_3

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48624
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265081
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-1692.html