USN-2363-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7169)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-09-26 02:13 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:40 – Source website
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Summary
bash vulnerability
Details

USN-2363-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bash. Due to a build issue, the patch for CVE-2014-7169 didn't get properly applied in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS package. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the security fix for Bash included in USN-2362-1 was incomplete. An attacker could use this issue to bypass certain environment restrictions. (CVE-2014-7169)

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  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:40:50Z",
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