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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-18205: Security patch for zsh (ALAS-2018-1107)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-18205: Security patch for zsh (ALAS-2018-1107)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/27/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/07/2018
Modified
12/07/2018

Description

In builtin.c in zsh before 5.4, when sh compatibility mode is used, there is a NULL pointer dereference during processing of the cd command with no argument if HOME is not set.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-zsh

References

  • RHSA-2018:3073
  • ALAS-2018-1107
  • GLSA-201805-10
  • USN-3593-1
  • CVE-2017-18205

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