usn-2362-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-09-24 15:40
Modified
2026-02-10 04:40
Summary
bash vulnerability
Details

Stephane Chazelas discovered that Bash incorrectly handled trailing code in function definitions. An attacker could use this issue to bypass environment restrictions, such as SSH forced command environments.

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                }
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Stephane Chazelas discovered that Bash incorrectly handled trailing code in\nfunction definitions. An attacker could use this issue to bypass\nenvironment restrictions, such as SSH forced command environments.\n",
  "id": "USN-2362-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:40:50Z",
  "published": "2014-09-24T15:40:05Z",
  "references": [
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "bash vulnerability",
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}



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