1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2363-1

USN-2363-1: Bash vulnerability

Publication date

25 September 2014

Overview

Bash allowed bypassing environment restrictions in certain environments.

Releases

Packages

  • bash - GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in
USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass
certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in
USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass
certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty bash –  4.3-7ubuntu1.2
12.04 precise bash –  4.2-2ubuntu2.3
10.04 lucid bash –  4.1-2ubuntu3.2

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