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CVE-2022-48624
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-78
Description
close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE.
Affected products
- Greenwoodsoftware Less: before 606 — fixed in 606
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Greenwoodsoftware Less 606. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/compare/v605...v606
- https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00018.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/c6ac6de49698be84d264a0c4c0c40bb870b10144
- https://github.com/gwsw/less/compare/v605...v606
- https://greenwoodsoftware.com/less/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00018.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240605-0010/
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