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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current less Vulnerability (SSA:2024-105-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 193315

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to less.

Description

The version of less installed on the remote host is prior to 653. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-105-01 advisory.

 - less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is mishandled in filename.c. Exploitation typically requires use with attacker-controlled file names, such as the files extracted from an untrusted archive. Exploitation also requires the LESSOPEN environment variable, but this is set by default in many common cases. (CVE-2024-32487)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected less package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?582c3cf2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 193315

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-105-01.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 4/14/2024

Updated: 4/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-32487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:less, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-32487