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GHSA-6xh6-xvh9-w4h5
GHSA-6xh6-xvh9-w4h5
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.399999618530273 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
8.399999618530273
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-6xh6-xvh9-w4h5
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-6xh6-xvh9-w4h5Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7543 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7XOQSHU63Y357NHU5FPTFBM6I3YOCQB url
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2016-09/msg00018.html url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-02 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/9 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93183 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037812 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7XOQSHU63Y357NHU5FPTFBM6I3YOCQB url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OU3C756YPHDAAPFX76UGZBAQQQ5UMHS5 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2VRBSIPZDZ75ZQ2DLITHUIDW4W26KVR url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OU3C756YPHDAAPFX76UGZBAQQQ5UMHS5 url
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05388115 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2VRBSIPZDZ75ZQ2DLITHUIDW4W26KVR url
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html url