PatchTheCVEless vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting less, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
less has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 2. Most recent: 2024-04-13. Highest priority: CVE-2024-32487 (score 48/100).
- CVE-2024-32487 HIGH 8.6 UPGRADE MITIGATE less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is
- CVE-2022-48624 HIGH 7.8 UPGRADE close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
FAQ
How do I fix less vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is less being exploited right now?
None of the tracked less CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which less CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2024-32487 currently ranks highest (48/100): less through 653 allows OS command execution via a newline character in the name of a file, because quoting is.