Description
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Published: 2017-01-19
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-680-1 bash security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-680-2 bash version number correction
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8396 Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3294-1 Bash vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3294-2 Bash vulnerability
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Fedoraproject Fedora
Gnu Bash
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:54.955Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7543

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-19T20:59:00.470

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7543

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-09-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7543 - Bugzilla

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