CVE-2024-32487 Affecting less package, versions <0:530-3.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LESS-7418076
  • published3 Jul 2024
  • disclosed2 Jul 2024

Introduced: 2 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-32487  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 less to version 0:530-3.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:4256.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream less package and not the less package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c. Exploitation typically requires use with attacker-controlled file names, such as the files extracted from an untrusted archive. Exploitation also requires the LESSOPEN environment variable, but this is set by default in many common cases.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1