USN-4180-1: Bash vulnerability
bash vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
Bash could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted input.
Software Description
- bash – GNU Bourne Again SHell
Details
It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- bash – 4.2-2ubuntu2.9
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart Bash to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4180-1: Bash vulnerability
