CVE-2016-7543
N/A
Published: January 19, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraBash
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7XOQSHU63Y357NHU5FPTFBM6I3YOCQB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OU3C756YPHDAAPFX76UGZBAQQQ5UMHS5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2VRBSIPZDZ75ZQ2DLITHUIDW4W26KVR/
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/9VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93183Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05388115Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7XOQSHU63Y357NHU5FPTFBM6I3YOCQB/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OU3C756YPHDAAPFX76UGZBAQQQ5UMHS5/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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