USN-4180-1: Bash vulnerability

Publication date

11 November 2019

Overview

Bash could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

12.04

Packages

It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

After a standard system update you need to restart Bash to make all the necessary changes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
12.04 precise	bash – 4.2-2ubuntu2.9

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