Amazon Linux AMI : less (ALAS-2024-1924)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 191521

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of less installed on the remote host is prior to 436-13.13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2024-1924 advisory.

close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE. (CVE-2022-48624)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update less' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 191521

File Name: ala_ALAS-2024-1924.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/5/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-48624

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:less, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:less-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-48624

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