SB2016093014 - Fedora 23 update for bash
Published: September 30, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016093014
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7543)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can supply specially crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables, inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.