Security update for less

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2060-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-32487 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for less fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-32487: Fixed OS command injection via a newline character in the file name. (bsc#1222849)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-2060=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2060=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2060=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • less-643-150600.3.3.1
    • less-debugsource-643-150600.3.3.1
    • less-debuginfo-643-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • less-643-150600.3.3.1
    • less-debugsource-643-150600.3.3.1
    • less-debuginfo-643-150600.3.3.1

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