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Debian DSA-5679-1: Risk of Command Execution in Less Package

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Calendar Grey May 3, 2024
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Reduce exposures of unvalidated commands through Debian's DSA-5679-1 patch. Ensure your security.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in less, a file pager, which may result in the execution of arbitrary commands if a file with a specially crafted file name is processed
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 551-2+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 590-2.1~deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your less packages.

For the detailed security status of less please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/less

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: less
CVE ID: CVE-2022-48624 CVE-2024-32487

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