SUSE Security Update: Security update for bash
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1212-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #776694 #819783 #820149 #844550 #896776 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0475
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   bash has been updated to fix a critical security issue.

   In some circumstances, the shell would evaluate shellcode in environment
   variables passed at startup time. This allowed code execution by local or
   remote attackers who could pass environment variables to bash scripts.
   (CVE-2014-6271)

   Additionally, the following bugs have been fixed:

       * Fix crash when expanding '$[' without matching ']'. (bnc#844550)
       * Do not restart the signal handler after a trap is reset. (bnc#820149)
       * Work around a crash in libreadline. (bnc#819783)
       * Make skeleton files configurations files. (bnc#776694)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-6271
         


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-bash-9738

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      bash-3.2-147.14.20.1
      bash-doc-3.2-147.14.20.1
      libreadline5-5.2-147.14.20.1
      readline-doc-5.2-147.14.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (s390x x86_64):

      libreadline5-32bit-5.2-147.14.20.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0475.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/776694
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/819783
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/820149
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/844550
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/896776
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1212-1: critical: bash

September 25, 2014
An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes is ...

Summary

bash has been updated to fix a critical security issue. In some circumstances, the shell would evaluate shellcode in environment variables passed at startup time. This allowed code execution by local or remote attackers who could pass environment variables to bash scripts. (CVE-2014-6271) Additionally, the following bugs have been fixed: * Fix crash when expanding '$[' without matching ']'. (bnc#844550) * Do not restart the signal handler after a trap is reset. (bnc#820149) * Work around a crash in libreadline. (bnc#819783) * Make skeleton files configurations files. (bnc#776694) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-6271 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp1-bash-9738 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#776694 #819783 #820149 #844550 #896776

Cross- CVE-2014-0475

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0475.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/776694

https://bugzilla.suse.com/819783

https://bugzilla.suse.com/820149

https://bugzilla.suse.com/844550

https://bugzilla.suse.com/896776

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1212-1
Rating: critical

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