USN-2363-2: Bash vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• bash - GNU Bourne Again SHell

Details

USN-2363-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bash. Due to a build issue, the patch
for CVE-2014-7169 didn't get properly applied in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
package. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in
USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass
certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04

• bash - 4.3-7ubuntu1.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2014-7169

Related notices

• USN-2363-1: bash-static, bash-builtins, bash, bash-doc