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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Critical Bash Memory Exploit Severity 2364-1 Explained

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Bash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2364-1
September 27, 2014

bash vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Bash.

Software Description:
- bash: GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details:

Florian Weimer and Todd Sabin discovered that the Bash parser incorrectly
handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain
environment restrictions and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-7186,
CVE-2014-7187)

In addition, this update introduces a hardening measure which adds prefixes
and suffixes around environment variable names which contain shell
functions.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.3-7ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.2-2ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.1-2ubuntu3.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2364-1
  CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.4


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Critical Bash Memory Exploit Severity 2364-1 Explained

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 27, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Tackling Bash weaknesses in Ubuntu versions through critical upgrade procedures to bolster system protection.
Several security issues were fixed in Bash.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bash 4.2-2ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bash 4.1-2ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2364-1

CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187

Severity
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September 27, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.4

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