==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6756-1
April 29, 2024<\/p>\n
less vulnerability
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
less could be made run programs as your login if it opened a specially
crafted file.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– less: pager program similar to more<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
less 590-2ubuntu2.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 23.10
less 590-2ubuntu0.23.10.2<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
less 590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
less 551-1ubuntu0.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
less 487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
less 481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
less 458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6756-1
CVE-2024-32487<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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