The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3823 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3823-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                       Guilhem Moulin     May 27, 2024                                  https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : less     Version        : 487-0.1+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-48624 CVE-2024-32487     Debian Bug     : 1064293 1068938

    Security vulnerabilities were found in less, a pager program similar to     more, which could result in arbitrary command execution when processing     files with crafted names.

    CVE-2022-48624

        It was discovered that LESSCLOSE handling in less did not quote         shell metacharacters.

    CVE-2024-32487

        It was discovered that filenames containing a newline character         could result in arbitrary command execution during input         preprocessor invocation.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     487-0.1+deb10u1.

    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 LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

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Debian dla-3823 : less - security update

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