GLSA 202211-02: lesspipe: Arbitrary Code Exeecution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	lesspipe: Arbitrary Code Exeecution
Date:	11/10/2022
Bugs:	#865631
ID:	202211-02

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in lesspipe which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

lesspipe is a preprocessor for less.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/lesspipe	< 2.06	>= 2.06	All supported architectures

Description

lesspipe has support for parsing Perl storable ("PST") files,

Impact

A crafted Perl storable file which is passed into lesspipe could result in arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All lesspipe users should update to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/lesspipe-2.06"

References

CVE-2022-44542

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202211-02.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.