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SUSE: 2014:1260-1 Urgent: Fix for Bash Code Execution Vulnerability
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September 30, 2014
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
bash was updated to fix unexpected code execution with environment variables (CVE-2014-6271). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2014-59 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-59 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-59 - 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2014-59 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): bash-debuginfo-4.2-77.1 bash-debugsource-4.2-77.1 bash-devel-4.2-77.1 readline-devel-6.2-77.1
Topics Covered
References
#896776
Cross- CVE-2014-6271
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6271.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896776
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1260-1
Rating: critical
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