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Alpine Linux: bash security feature bypassed

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Alpine Linux: bash security feature bypassed

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/05/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/30/2017
Modified
09/22/2017

Description

A bug was reported in bash up to 4.3. In some circumstances the bash security feature could be bypassed allowing the bash to be a valid target shell in an attack.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-bash

References

  • 2994

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