CVE-2016-7543
bash - security update
8.4
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
How to fix CVE-2016-7543
To remediate CVE-2016-7543, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bash—upgrade to 4.4-1 or later
- Debian/bash—upgrade to 4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u4 or later
Is CVE-2016-7543 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.4-1
- from 0, < 4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |