CVE-2019-9891

The function getoptsimple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide ISBN 978-1435752184 allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example, via sudo...

Privilege escalation

The function getoptsimple as described in Advanced Bash Scripting Guide ISBN 978-1435752184 allows privilege escalation and execution of commands when used in a shell script called, for example, via sudo...

CVE-2019-9891

The CVE-2019-9891 entry concerns the getopt_simple function from the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide. Connected sources confirm that using this function in a shell script (e.g., invoked via sudo) can lead to privilege escalation and execution of attacker-controlled commands. Red Hat’s advisory reit...