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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3294-2 Moderate: Bash Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 1, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Addressed vulnerabilities in Bash related to Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Running code with elevated privileges is vital!
A security issues were fixed in Bash.

Summary

A security issues were fixed in Bash.

Software Description:

- bash: GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details:

USN-3294-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bash. This update provides the

corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled the SHELLOPTS and PS4

 environment variables. A local attacker could use this issue to

 execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2016-7543)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  bash                            4.2-2ubuntu2.7

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

References

 

 

  CVE-2016-7543

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August 01, 2017

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