[mdlug] shellshock

Carl T. Miller carl at carltm.com
Fri Sep 26 14:30:32 EDT 2014


If you haven't heard about shellshock, check out this article.

<www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-bash-bug-shellshock-20140925-story.html>

Here's a oneliner to see if you're safe:

env x='() { :;}; echo -n NOT\ ' bash -c 'echo safe from shellshock'

By now a newly patched version of bash should be available for any
current distro.  Don't wait for your normal patch date for this
particular one!

c




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