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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-02
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Severity: Normal
Title: Bash: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 01, 2017
Bugs: #595268, #600174
ID: 201701-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Bash, the worst of which may
allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Bash is the standard GNU Bourne Again SHell.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-shells/bash < 4.3_p48-r1 >= 4.3_p48-r1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bash. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Bash users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=app-shells/bash-4.3_p48-r1”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-7543
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-7543
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-9401
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9401

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-02

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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