SB2016110829 - Command injection in bash (Alpine package)



SB2016110829 - Command injection in bash (Alpine package)

Published: November 8, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016110829
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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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.