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HistorySep 25, 2014 - 1:05 a.m.

Security update for bash (critical)

2014-09-2501:05:27
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bash has been updated to fix a critical security issue.

In some circumstances, the shell would evaluate shellcode in environment
variables passed at startup time. This allowed code execution by local or
remote attackers who could pass environment variables to bash scripts.
(CVE-2014-6271)

Security Issues:

   * CVE-2014-6271
     &lt;<a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271</a>&gt;