Ubuntu Security Notice 3294-2 - USN-3294-1 fixed a vulnerability in Bash. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that Bash incorrectly handled the SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.
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