Use After Free The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package bash  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1504-BASH-351564
  • published23 Jan 2017
  • disclosed23 Jan 2017

Introduced: 23 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:15.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bash package and not the bash package as distributed by Ubuntu.

popd in bash might allow local users to bypass the restricted shell and cause a use-after-free via a crafted address.