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Debian Security Advisory 5679-1
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5679-1 - 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.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA512- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-5679-1 [email protected]://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore BonaccorsoMay 03, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq- -------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : lessCVE ID : CVE-2022-48624 CVE-2024-32487Debian Bug : 1064293 1068938 1069681Several vulnerabilities were discovered in less, a file pager, which mayresult in the execution of arbitrary commands if a file with a speciallycrafted file name is processed.For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixedin version 551-2+deb11u2.For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed inversion 590-2.1~deb12u2.We recommend that you upgrade your less packages.For the detailed security status of less please refer to its securitytracker page at:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lessFurther information about Debian Security Advisories, how to applythese updates to your system and frequently asked questions can befound at: https://www.debian.org/security/Mailing list: [email protected] PGP SIGNATURE-----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tUOa-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Related news
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