CVE-2016-9401 (GCVE-0-2016-9401)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-01-23 21:00
Modified
2025-08-06 21:12
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
popd in bash might allow local users to bypass the restricted shell and cause a use-after-free via a crafted address.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94398Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-02Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/17/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94398Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1931Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-02Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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