"Shellshock" bash bug

[Kevin O'Gorman]

There has been a code-injection vulnerability in bash for the last 22
years, recently discovered and named "Shellshock".  It's nasty.
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-6271

Here's a quick one-liner to see if you're vulnerable:
$ env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable'  bash -c "echo this is a test"
vulnerable
this is a test
$

If you get that result, update your bash from the repositories, and all
should be well:
$ env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable'  bash -c "echo this is a test"
bash: warning: x: ignoring function definition attempt
bash: error importing function definition for `x'
this is a test
$

Safe computing to all


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Kevin O'Gorman
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