This reports open source company Red Hat on his blog. The bug, called Shell Shock, is in the Bash shell on OS X and Linux, the command-line utility that can perform. Users code on their own system
Attackers can via a malicious Web site code in the Bash shell injection, allowing them to execute their own code remotely and OS X and Linux machines can take over.
The Bash shell is also used throughout many Linux variants, including devices with its own web server, such as webcams and routers. These devices are also vulnerable to the bug and can be exploited to execute code. On a computer by malicious
There is now an update for the Bash shell on Linux so the vulnerability is corrected. Also Ubuntu, a popular Linux variant, confirms that it is working on an update. He calls the Shell Shock-bug “as big as Heart Bleed”, the large OpenSSL leak causing many websites sensitive information such as email addresses, passwords and credit card information securely processed.
“The number of systems to be”Many devices can not be updated, so you’re basically screwed.”
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