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RHEL 9 : less (RHSA-2024:1692)
high Nessus Plugin ID 192971
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for less.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1692 advisory.- less: missing quoting of shell metacharacters in LESSCLOSE handling (CVE-2022-48624)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL less package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:1692.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c5ef04af
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 192971
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-1692.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/8/2024
Updated: 4/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48624
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:less
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-48624