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From: glsamaker@g.o
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202211-02 ] lesspipe: Arbitrary Code Exeecution
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:46:24
Message-Id: 166809851678.9.7206462001269772064@90bb6a0775af
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202211-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: lesspipe: Arbitrary Code Exeecution
9 Date: November 10, 2022
10 Bugs: #865631
11 ID: 202211-02
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15 Synopsis
16 ========
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18 A vulnerability has been found in lesspipe which could result in
19 arbitrary code execution.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 lesspipe is a preprocessor for less.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 app-text/lesspipe < 2.06 >= 2.06
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34 Description
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37 lesspipe has support for parsing Perl storable ("PST") files,
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39 Impact
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42 A crafted Perl storable file which is passed into lesspipe could result
43 in arbitrary code execution.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All lesspipe users should update to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/lesspipe-2.06"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2022-44542
62 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44542
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64 Availability
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67 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
68 the Gentoo Security Website:
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70 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-02
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72 Concerns?
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75 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
76 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
77 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
78 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
79 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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81 License
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84 Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
85 belongs to its owner(s).
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87 The contents of this document are licensed under the
88 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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90 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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