Re: : [Security] Update bash *NOW*

David Mason <dmason-bqArmZWzea/GcjXNFnLQ/[email protected]> Sun, 28 Sep 2014 10:53:20 -0400
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On 26 September 2014 17:02, Lennart Sorensen
<lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/[email protected]> wrote:

> To work around that (other than installing a fixed bash), make sure none
> of the scripts your dhcp client runs use '#!/bin/bash', which at least
> in debian they do by default.  Also make sure /bin/sh is not bash (which
> at least on Debian it hasn't been by default for years).

I thought I was safe because I don't use CGIs, but I use SSI heavily -
same problem.

If you're not lucky enough to run Debian or Ubuntu, you can install
dash and link /bin/sh to it.  That solved my problem on MacOSX where
we're still waiting for an Apple patch (I'm actually much happier with
dash being /bin/sh).

../Dave
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