CVE-2022-46663

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

CVE-2022-46663 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by less 590-1ubuntu0.22.04.1, released February 7, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0141
72nd percentile

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

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
less · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 590-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46663 Feb 7, 2023
less · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 590-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46663 Feb 7, 2023
less · Debian 14 590-1.2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-46663 Feb 7, 2023
less · RHEL 9 0:590-2.el9_2 RHSA-2023:3725 Jun 21, 2023
less · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 590-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 less 590-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 Feb 7, 2023
less · almalinux 9 590-2.el9_2 ALSA-2023:3725 Jun 21, 2023
less · amzn 2023 608-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-123 Mar 6, 2023
less · ol 9 0:590-2.el9_2 ELSA-2023-3725 Jun 21, 2023
less · rocky 9 0:590-2.el9_2 RLSA-2023:3725 Aug 31, 2023
less-debuginfo · amzn 2023 608-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-123 Mar 6, 2023
less-debugsource · amzn 2023 608-2.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2023-123 Mar 6, 2023

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