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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2380-1 Severe: Bash Code Execution Risk

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Several security issues were fixed in Bash.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2380-1
October 09, 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:

Michal Zalewski discovered that Bash incorrectly handled parsing certain
function definitions. If an attacker were able to create an environment
variable containing a function definition with a very specific name, these
issues could possibly be used to bypass certain environment restrictions
and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278)

Please note that the previous Bash security update, USN-2364-1, includes
a hardening measure that prevents these issues from being used in a
Shellshock attack.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.3-7ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.2-2ubuntu2.6

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.1-2ubuntu3.5

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2380-1
  CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.5


Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-2380-1 Severe: Bash Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A series of vulnerabilities in Bash addressed in recent Ubuntu updates affecting several iterations, posing risks for arbitrary code execution.
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 4.3-7ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bash 4.2-2ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bash 4.1-2ubuntu3.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2380-1

CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278

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October 09, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.5

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