Bug 2265081 (CVE-2022-48624)

Summary:	CVE-2022-48624 less: missing quoting of shell metacharacters in LESSCLOSE handling
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	jsanemet
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	less 606	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in less. The close_altfile() function in filename.c omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE, a command line to invoke the optional input postprocessor. This issue could lead to an OS command injection vulnerability and arbitrary command execution on the host operating system.	Story Points:	---
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2024-02-20 09:18:58 UTC

The close_altfile() function in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.

Upstream fix:
https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-02 15:56:30 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:1610 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1610

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-08 09:23:30 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:1692 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1692

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-18 01:52:27 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:1875 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1875

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-23 13:57:51 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:1989 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1989