ALAS-2024-2485


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2485
Advisory Release Date: 2024-02-29 10:03 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-03-04 12:00 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE. (CVE-2022-48624)


Affected Packages:

less


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update less to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

i686:
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.i686
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.i686

src:
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.src

x86_64:
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.x86_64