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: OS command injection (CVE-2024-32487)
* 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
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | less | 530-3.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 8.6
less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandl…
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High 7.8
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.