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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5679-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 03, 2024                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : less
CVE ID         : CVE-2022-48624 CVE-2024-32487
Debian Bug     : 1064293 1068938 1069681

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in less, a file pager, which may
result in the execution of arbitrary commands if a file with a specially
crafted file name is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 551-2+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 590-2.1~deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your less packages.

For the detailed security status of less please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/less

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org