CVE-2022-48624 — OS Command Injection in Less

CWE-78 — OS Command InjectionCWE-77 — Command Injection8 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
GNU LessGreenwoodsoftware LessDebian Less+2 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 19
Latest updateMar 5

Description

close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶debiandebian/less< less 590-2.1~deb12u2 (bookworm)
▶Debiangnu/less< 551-2+deb11u2+3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2022-48624: close_altfile in filename↗2024-02-19
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GHSA
GHSA-p647-4jrw-p827: close_altfile in filename↗2024-02-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
less vulnerability↗2026-03-05
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Ubuntu
less vulnerability↗2024-02-27
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Red Hat
less: missing quoting of shell metacharacters in LESSCLOSE handling↗2024-02-19
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Microsoft
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.↗2024-02-13
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Debian
CVE-2022-48624: less - close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSC...↗2022
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