Important: less

Issue Overview:

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

Affected Packages:

less

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update less to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.i686  
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.i686  
  
src:  
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.src  
  
x86_64:  
    less-458-9.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  
    less-debuginfo-458-9.amzn2.0.3.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-48624

Mitre: CVE-2022-48624