{"id":"USN-8079-1","summary":"less vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that less incorrectly handled certain file names. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary commands.","modified":"2026-03-10T02:45:50.156134Z","published":"2026-03-05T22:30:55Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48624"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-48624","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48624"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8079-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48624"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"less","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/less@458-2ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"458-2ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["458-2","458-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"458-2ubuntu0.1~esm2","binary_name":"less"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2022-48624","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8079-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}