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Fedora 23 : bash (2016-f15168439d)

high Nessus Plugin ID 94031

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Specially crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 variables can cause arbitrary code execution. It is a security bug described in CVE-2016-7543 and this update fixes it.

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Solution

Update the affected bash package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-f15168439d

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94031

File Name: fedora_2016-f15168439d.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/13/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bash

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7543