Security update for bash
SUSE Security Update: Security update for bash
The command-line shell 'bash' evaluates environment variables, which
allows the injection of characters and might be used to access files on
the system in some circumstances (CVE-2014-7169).
Please note that this issue is different from a previously fixed
vulnerability tracked under CVE-2014-6271 and is less serious due to the
special, non-default system configuration that is needed to create an
exploitable situation.
To remove further exploitation potential we now limit the
function-in-environment variable to variables prefixed with BASH_FUNC_.
This hardening feature is work in progress and might be improved in later
updates.
Additionally, two other security issues have been fixed:
* CVE-2014-7186: Nested HERE documents could lead to a crash of bash.
* CVE-2014-7187: Nesting of for loops could lead to a crash of bash.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-7169
* CVE-2014-7186
* CVE-2014-7187
Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:1247-2 |
Rating: | important |
References: | #898346 #898603 #898604 |
Affected Products: |
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
The command-line shell 'bash' evaluates environment variables, which
allows the injection of characters and might be used to access files on
the system in some circumstances (CVE-2014-7169).
Please note that this issue is different from a previously fixed
vulnerability tracked under CVE-2014-6271 and is less serious due to the
special, non-default system configuration that is needed to create an
exploitable situation.
To remove further exploitation potential we now limit the
function-in-environment variable to variables prefixed with BASH_FUNC_.
This hardening feature is work in progress and might be improved in later
updates.
Additionally, two other security issues have been fixed:
* CVE-2014-7186: Nested HERE documents could lead to a crash of bash.
* CVE-2014-7187: Nesting of for loops could lead to a crash of bash.
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-7169
* CVE-2014-7186
* CVE-2014-7187
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-bash-9779
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64):
- bash-3.2-147.14.22.1
- bash-doc-3.2-147.14.22.1
- libreadline5-32bit-5.2-147.14.22.1
- libreadline5-5.2-147.14.22.1
- readline-doc-5.2-147.14.22.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7169.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7186.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7187.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898346
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898603
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898604
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=991d0956c7a6a53ad424c0964c1cbb84