CVE-2017-5932

Publication date 27 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bash 17.04 zesty
Fixed 4.4-2ubuntu1.1
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

ratliff

introduced in the devel-branch in May 2015 according to report

Patch details

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Package Patch details
bash

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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