USN-6756-1

It was discovered that less mishandled newline characters in file names. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening specially crafted files, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands on the host.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@551-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

551-1ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

487-0.*

487-0.1build1

Other

551-1

551-1ubuntu0.*

551-1ubuntu0.1

551-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "551-1ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3

Affected versions

Other

551-2

551-2build1

590-1

590-1build1

590-1ubuntu0.*

590-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

590-1ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "590-1ubuntu0.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@590-2ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

590-2ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

Other

590-2

590-2ubuntu1

590-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "590-2ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other

458-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2

Affected versions

Other

458-3

458-3ubuntu1

481-2

481-2ubuntu1

481-2.*

481-2.1

481-2.1ubuntu0.1

481-2.1ubuntu0.2

481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "481-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

less

Package

Name: less
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

481-2.*

481-2.1ubuntu2

481-2.1ubuntu3

487-0.*

487-0.1

487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "487-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "less"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6756-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-32487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}