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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade less | May 31, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade less-debuginfoUpgrade less | May 31, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade less | Feb 6, 2025 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade less-debugsourceUpgrade lessUpgrade less-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade less-debuginfoUpgrade less | Jun 7, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade less | May 6, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024398 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024408 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024432 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade less | Jul 16, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade less | Oct 8, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade less | Oct 8, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade less | Jul 17, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade less | May 30, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade less-debugsourceUpgrade less-debuginfoUpgrade lessNo solution exists | May 31, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade lessUpgrade less-debuginfoUpgrade less-debugsource | Jun 17, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade less | May 7, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade lessUpgrade less (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 30, 2024 | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 13, 2024 |
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