Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-2363-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bash. Due to a build issue, the patch for CVE-2014-7169 didn't get properly applied in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS package. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)
Affected
bash on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-7169 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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