[mdlug] shellshock

[R Kannan]

On 09/26/2014 02:30 PM, Carl T. Miller wrote:
> 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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bash: warning: x: ignoring function definition attempt
bash: error importing function definition for `x'
safe from shellshock


Am I missing something? Why am I getting an error?