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Red Hat: CVE-2022-46663: crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-46663: crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/07/2023
Created
06/23/2023
Added
06/22/2023
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

In GNU Less before 609, crafted data can result in "less -R" not filtering ANSI escape sequences sent to the terminal.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-less
  • redhat-upgrade-less-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-less-debugsource

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