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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting bash package, versions <0:4.1.2-48.el6

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.15% (51st percentile)
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NVD
8.4 high
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Red Hat
7 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-BASH-2138674
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 16 Sep 2016
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Introduced: 16 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-7543 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-77 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bash to version 0:4.1.2-48.el6 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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.

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