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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5932): Bash vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 27, 2017
Added
May 18, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-bash
Title
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