redhat · CVE-2016-0634

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Priority: medium Published: 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC

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Tracker summary

The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.

Description:

The expansion of '\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.

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