caldera.1999-008.bash
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From info@calderasystems.com Wed Apr 28 14:46:51 1999
From: Caldera Systems Information <info@calderasystems.com>
To: caldera-announce@rim.caldera.com
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:06:23 -0600
Reply-To: info@caldera.com
Subject: SECURITY [CSSA-1999:008.0] -- bash
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Caldera Systems, Inc. Security Advisory
Subject: bash
Advisory number: CSSA-1999:008.0
Issue date: 1999 04 26
Cross reference:
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1. Problem Description
Commands in directory names may get executed via the prompt string
2. Vulnerable Versions
Systems: OpenLinux 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2.
Packages: previous to bash-1.14.7-10
3. Solutions
The proper solution is to upgrade to the bash-1.14.7-10 package.
4. Location of Fixed Packages
The upgrade packages can be found on Caldera's FTP site at:
ftp://ftp.calderasystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/updates/2.2/current/RPMS/
The corresponding source code package can be found at:
ftp://ftp.calderaystems.com/pub/OpenLinux/updates/2.2/current/SRPMS
5. Installing Fixed Packages
Upgrade the affected packages with the following commands:
rpm -q bash && rpm -i bash-1.14.7-10.i386.rpm
6. Verification
The MD5 checksums (from the "md5sum" command) for these packages are:
bda0872dcdb51e12ef8ccd10b201936d README
06fe5807ce8873b424738078f1dedf3f RPMS/bash-1.14.7-10.i386.rpm
46c483b3ecbd0ee3cc6ae1387ab7f12b SRPMS/bash-1.14.7-10.src.rpm
7. References
This and other Caldera security resources are located at:
http://www.calderasystems.com/news/security/index.html
Additional documentation on this problem can be found in:
This security fix closes Caldera's internal Problem Report 4532.
8. Disclaimer
Caldera Systems, Inc. is not responsible for the misuse of any of the
information we provide on this website and/or through our security
advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers intended to
promote secure installation and use of Caldera OpenLinux.
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