Improper Input Validation Affecting bash package, versions <4.4-3
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- published27 Mar 2017
- disclosed27 Mar 2017
Introduced: 27 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-5932 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 bash to version 4.4-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bash package and not the bash package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5932
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5932