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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0634

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 bash

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4-1"}]}]

Debian:13 bash

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4-1"}]}]

Debian:14 bash

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.4-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org