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Re: CVE-2014-6271: remote code execution through bash


From: Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:08:46 -0400

On 9/24/14, 11:16 AM, Solar Designer wrote:

I see no good workaround. 

You're correct; there is not a good workaround.  Since there are publicly
available patches for all bash versions back 15 years or so, though, the
best path forward is to apply those as quickly as possible.

Chet
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