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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5380-1 Critical: Bash Escalation Risk

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Bash could be used to escalate privileges.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5380-1
April 20, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Bash could be used to escalate privileges.

Software Description:
- bash: GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details:

It was discovered that Bash did not properly drop privileges
when the binary had the setuid bit enabled. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   bash                            5.0-6ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   bash                            4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   bash                            4.3-14ubuntu1.4+esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
   bash                            4.3-7ubuntu1.8+esm2

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5380-1
   CVE-2019-18276

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/5.0-6ubuntu1.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5380-1 Critical: Bash Escalation Risk

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5500-1 addresses a critical vulnerability in Python that could lead to remote code execution across various versions.
Bash could be used to escalate privileges.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   bash                            5.0-6ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   bash                            4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:   bash                            4.3-14ubuntu1.4+esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:   bash                            4.3-7ubuntu1.8+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5380-1

  CVE-2019-18276

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April 20, 2022

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/5.0-6ubuntu1.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3

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