bash security hole

[Mark Fraser]

On Thursday 25 Sep 2014 10:46:14 A.J. Bonnema wrote:
> On 09/25/2014 10:38 AM, Errol Sapir wrote:
> > I received this url from a Linux friend of mine.
> > 
> > http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/09/bug-in-bash-shell-creates-big-secu
> > rity-hole-on-anything-with-nix-in-it/
> > 
> > I did the test and saw I was vulnerable so I did read the Ubuntu page,
> > did the "fix" which is
> > $ sudo apt-get update
> > $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> > and am no longer vulnerable.
> > 
> > Errol
> 
> Thanks for the tip. I run Fedora 20. It has the same vulnerability, but
> no patch was issued yet. Hopefully the patch is in the pipeline.
> 
> For me it is not that urgent as my machines have no open ports to the
> internet (no open servers). However, I will feel better when this is
> patched. It is a pretty simple way to break in. Yes, I really fear
> script kiddies -- of any age -- xD.
> 
> Guus.

I read somewhere that as we us dash instead of bash that Ubuntu isn't 
vulnerable, but I did the security update yesterday anyway.

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