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security advisorycriticalpackage updateSlackware 14.1 2014-268-01 Critical: Bash Trailing String Processing
New bash packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] bash (SSA:2014-268-01) New bash packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/bash-4.2.048-i486-2_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. Patched an additional trailing string processing vulnerability discovered by Tavis Ormandy. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7169 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-) Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you. Updated package for Slackware 13.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0: Updated package for Slackware 13.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1: Updated package for Slackware 13.37: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37: Updated package for Slackware 14.0: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0: Updated package for Slackware 14.1: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1: Updated package for Slackware -current: Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current: MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 13.0 package: 93780575208505d17b5305b202294e16 bash-3.1.018-i486-2_slack13.0.txz Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 6ec269c8e958cd6265821b480af8e5d7 bash-3.1.018-x86_64-2_slack13.0.txz Slackware 13.1 package: 21235413470903bb8eec907acb5b3248 bash-4.1.012-i486-2_slack13.1.txz Slackware x86_64 13.1 package: e69bacaf484e8f924c09eacd91c8c737 bash-4.1.012-x86_64-2_slack13.1.txz Slackware 13.37 package: fa05abe5c8d6557ec1cef124e5d877ce bash-4.1.012-i486-2_slack13.37.txz Slackware x86_6413.37 package: 97a0005c1e0701c8912dc30f8a6f2908 bash-4.1.012-x86_64-2_slack13.37.txz Slackware 14.0 package: d319186a0ab7e85562684669afc878c3 bash-4.2.048-i486-2_slack14.0.txz Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 8835dc729d6029fc20b6b1b1df72ce13 bash-4.2.048-x86_64-2_slack14.0.txz Slackware 14.1 package: fbb4b906de3a8f9bf5209fcc80e2a413 bash-4.2.048-i486-2_slack14.1.txz Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: a786b69705d1ebb67fbf31df9d032699 bash-4.2.048-x86_64-2_slack14.1.txz Slackware -current package: bba7e4260df8c4d91d99dbf13d44ec79 a/bash-4.3.025-i486-2.txz Slackware x86_64 -current package: 7c9a285415bd636469da0cf405bb5692 a/bash-4.3.025-x86_64-2.txz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg bash-4.2.048-i486-2_slack14.1.txz +-----+ . Recent updates to bash security modules released for multiple Slackware versions target severe vulnerabilities, bolstering overall system defense.. Slackware Bash Update, Critical Security Patch, System Improvements. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 25, 2014
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security advisoryupdatecriticalRed Hat: RHSA-2014:1294-01 Critical: Bash Command Injection Risk
Updated bash packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support, and Red Hat [More...]. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: bash security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1294-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1294.html Issue date: 2014-09-24 CVE Names: CVE-2014-6271 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated bash packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AUS (v. 6.2 server) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux LL (v. 5.6 server) - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 3.Description: The GNU Bourne Again shell (Bash) is a shell and command language interpreter compatible with the Bourne shell (sh). Bash is the default shell for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A flaw was found in the way Bash evaluated certain specially crafted environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or bypass environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Certain services and applications allow remote unauthenticated attackers to provide environment variables, allowing them to exploit this issue. (CVE-2014-6271) For additional information on the CVE-2014-6271 flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/1200223 Red Hat would like to thank Stephane Chazelas for reporting this issue. All bash users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1141597 - CVE-2014-6271 bash: specially-crafted environment variables can be used to inject shell commands 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS): Source: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.src.rpm i386: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm ia64: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm bash-3.0-27.el4.2.ia64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.ia64.rpm x86_64: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS): Source: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.src.rpm i386: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.i386.rpm x86_64: bash-3.0-27.el4.2.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.0-27.el4.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux LL (v. 5.6server): Source: bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1.src.rpm i386: bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-24.el5_6.1.i386.rpm ia64: bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1.i386.rpm bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-24.el5_6.1.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-24.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-24.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server): Source: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.src.rpm i386: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.i386.rpm ia64: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.i386.rpm bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.ia64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.i386.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.ia64.rpm ppc: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.ppc.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.ppc.rpm s390x: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.s390x.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.s390x.rpm x86_64: bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-3.2-32.el5_9.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4): Source: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.src.rpm x86_64: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4): Source: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.src.rpm x86_64: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AUS (v. 6.2 server): Source: bash-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.src.rpm x86_64: bash-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4): Source: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.src.rpm i386: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.i686.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.i686.rpm ppc64: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm s390x: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm x86_64: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2): Source: bash-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.src.rpm x86_64: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server OptionalEUS (v. 6.4): Source: bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.src.rpm i386: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.i686.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.i686.rpm ppc64: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm s390x: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm x86_64: bash-debuginfo-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6271 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://access.redhat.com/articles/1200223 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc. . Crucial notice about bash security flaws in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, addressing potential remote command execution risks. Check the advisory for details. Bash Security Update, Red Hat Patch, Remote Command Execution. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 24, 2014
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