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openSUSE Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2024:1598-1)

🗓️ 13 May 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'less' package for openSUSE is missing an update announced via SUSE-SU-2024:1598-1. It fixed mishandling of \n character in paths, leading to OS command execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.856129");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-32487");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-05-13 01:00:43 +0000 (Mon, 13 May 2024)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:26+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:26 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("openSUSE Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2024:1598-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("openSUSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.5");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2024:1598-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241598-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1222849");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-May/035227.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'less' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2024:1598-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for less fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2024-32487: Fixed mishandling of \n character in paths when LESSOPEN is set leads to OS command execution. (bsc#1222849)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'less' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.5.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSELeap15.5") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"less", rpm:"less~590~150400.3.9.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 3.18.6
EPSS0.00628
SSVC
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