=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2363-1
September 25, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Bash allowed bypassing environment restrictions in certain environments.

Software Description:
- bash: GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in
USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass
certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.3-7ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.2-2ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  bash                            4.1-2ubuntu3.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2363-1
  CVE-2014-7169

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.2


Ubuntu 2363-1: Bash vulnerability

September 25, 2014
Bash allowed bypassing environment restrictions in certain environments.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bash 4.2-2ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bash 4.1-2ubuntu3.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2363-1

CVE-2014-7169

Severity
September 25, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.3-7ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.2-2ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/4.1-2ubuntu3.2

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