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openSUSE 11.4: SU-2014:1248-1 Important: Bash Parser Protection

An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.. openSUSE Security Update: update for bash ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2014:1248-1 Rating: important References: #896776 Affected Products: openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for bash completely disables the importing of shell functions from the environment and thereby remove the exposure of the parser from untrusted/harmful environment. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4: zypper in -t patch 2014-90 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64): bash-4.1-20.35.1 bash-debuginfo-4.1-20.35.1 bash-debugsource-4.1-20.35.1 bash-devel-4.1-18.35.1 bash-loadables-4.1-18.35.1 bash-loadables-debuginfo-4.1-18.35.1 libreadline6-6.1-18.35.1 libreadline6-debuginfo-6.1-18.35.1 readline-devel-6.1-18.35.1 - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (x86_64): bash-debuginfo-32bit-4.1-20.35.1 libreadline6-32bit-6.1-18.35.1 libreadline6-debuginfo-32bit-6.1-18.35.1 readline-devel-32bit-6.1-18.35.1 - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (noarch): bash-doc-4.1-18.35.1 bash-lang-4.1-20.35.1 readline-doc-6.1-18.35.1 - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (ia64): bash-debuginfo-x86-4.1-20.35.1 bash-x86-4.1-20.35.1 libreadline6-debuginfo-x86-6.1-18.35.1 libreadline6-x86-6.1-18.35.1 References: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896776 . Urgent security patch released for openSUSE's bash to enhance safety by turning off environment function imports.. openSUSE Bash Security Update, Bash Shell Protection, Linux Patch Management. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 28, 2014 •Important OpenSUSE