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[slackware-security]  less (SSA:2024-105-01)

New less packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update patches a security issue:
  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.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32487
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/less-653-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/less-653-i586-2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/less-653-x86_64-2.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
9842df0d8ee0085de310d263a1ae22d3  less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
c2097fdbe9a6c2a806dbc33e8168ce00  less-653-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
a6f91c16d33d74e2159c7329fbfcf03f  a/less-653-i586-2.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
060d1dff94545a40f02c517bb55cd2e3  a/less-653-x86_64-2.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware: 2024-105-01: less Advisory Security Update

April 14, 2024
New less packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update patches a security issue: 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. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32487 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/less-653-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/a/less-653-i586-2.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/a/less-653-x86_64-2.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: 9842df0d8ee0085de310d263a1ae22d3 less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: c2097fdbe9a6c2a806dbc33e8168ce00 less-653-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package: a6f91c16d33d74e2159c7329fbfcf03f a/less-653-i586-2.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 060d1dff94545a40f02c517bb55cd2e3 a/less-653-x86_64-2.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] less (SSA:2024-105-01)
New less packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg less-653-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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