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    CVE-2014-6271 (shellshock bash bug) and /exlibris/product/util/bash

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    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph

    Problem Symptoms:
    After following "Security Update Customer Announcement-Bash flaw - final.pdf" and applying the patch supplied by Solaris:

    * The bash copy used by aleph login (to be checked with 'which bash') under /exlibris/product/util/bash (or /exlibris/product/bin/bash in other installations) is still unpatched

    Cause:
    Some installations under Solaris use /exlibris/product/util/bash

    Resolution:
    As aleph user run:

    find /exlibris/product -name bash -exec rm -f {} ;
    rm $aleph_dev/product/bin/bash

    Additional Information

    /exlibris/product/util/bash (or /exlibris/product/bin/bash) is not required by Aleph, ARC or any other Ex Libris product.

    Removing the link will cause any process using bash in the Aleph/ARC or other ExLibris product to use /bin/bash which is updated by the OS security patch.

    For general information regarding this bash bug see article "CVE-2014-6271: shellshock bash bug".

    • Article last edited: 10/1/2014