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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2396
less security update
19 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: less
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2022-48624
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1875
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.0 CVE-2022-48624 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: less security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2024:1875
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8)
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1875
Issue date: 2024-04-18
CVE Names: CVE-2022-48624
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1. Summary:
An update for less is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended
Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a
detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64, s390x
3. Description:
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.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2265081 - CVE-2022-48624 - less: missing quoting of shell metacharacters in
LESSCLOSE handling
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8)
aarch64:
less-0:530-2.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
less-debuginfo-0:530-2.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
less-debugsource-0:530-2.el8_8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
less-0:530-2.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
less-debuginfo-0:530-2.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
less-debugsource-0:530-2.el8_8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
less-0:530-2.el8_8.s390x.rpm
less-debuginfo-0:530-2.el8_8.s390x.rpm
less-debugsource-0:530-2.el8_8.s390x.rpm
Source:
less-0:530-2.el8_8.src.rpm
x86_64:
less-0:530-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
less-debuginfo-0:530-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
less-debugsource-0:530-2.el8_8.x86_64.rpm
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48624
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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