[ MDVSA-2014:186 ] bash

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2014:186
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : bash
 Date    : September 24, 2014
 Affected: Business Server 1.0
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 Problem Description:

 A flaw was found in the way Bash evaluated certain specially crafted
 environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or
 bypass environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Certain
 services and applications allow remote unauthenticated attackers to
 provide environment variables, allowing them to exploit this issue
 (CVE-2014-6271).
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 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6271
 https://rhn.redhat.co

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