Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-48624 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system less Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU86885
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48624
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the close_altfile() function in filename.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into using a specially crafted argument for the less command and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
less-436-13.13.amzn1.i686
less-debuginfo-436-13.13.amzn1.i686
src:
less-436-13.13.amzn1.src
x86_64:
less-debuginfo-436-13.13.amzn1.x86_64
less-436-13.13.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
less: before 436-13.13
External linkshttp://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1924.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.