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Ubuntu 24.04: USN-6756-1 Critical: less Command Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Reduced exposure in Ubuntu may enable command execution through malicious files. Ensure your systems are updated to keep them protected.
less could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

less could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- less: pager program similar to more

Details:

It was discovered that less mishandled newline characters in file names. If

a user or automated system were tricked into opening specially crafted

files, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary

commands on the host.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue software update command execution Ubuntu security notice less program

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   less                            590-2ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   less                            590-2ubuntu0.23.10.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   less                            590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   less                            551-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   less                            487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   less                            481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   less                            458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6756-1

  CVE-2024-32487

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6756-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue software update command execution Ubuntu security notice less program

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/590-2ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/590-2ubuntu0.23.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/less/551-1ubuntu0.3

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