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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-4180-1 Moderate: Bash Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Bash on Ubuntu 12.04 ESM could permit specific inputs to lead to system failures or the execution of unauthorized commands.
Bash could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Bash could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received

a specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- bash: GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details:

It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute

arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

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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                            4.2-2ubuntu2.9

After a standard system update you need to restart Bash to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4180-1

CVE-2012-6711

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November 11, 2019

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