Critical: Bash Environment Variables Code Injection vulnerability

DcData AdminPublic

We are aware of a potentially dangerous vulnerability in the ‘bash’ application that affects most Linux and Unix systems including Apple OS X.  A fix is available for most modern versions of Linux and we urge everyone to patch their systems as soon as possible against this critical vulnerability.

The technical team at DcData is already hard at work patching client systems covered by a Service Level Agreement.  Please contact DcData if your system is not covered by an SLA, or if you have any queries regarding the vulnerability.

Please view the following URLs for more information:

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2014/09/24/Bourne-Again-Shell-Bash-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability