Caldera updates bash package | Linux Today

Caldera updates bash package

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 28, 1999
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:
   
   
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