| Name | CVE-2017-5932 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| bash (PTS) | bullseye | 5.1-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.2.15-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.2.32-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| bash | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| bash | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| bash | source | (unstable) | 4.4-3 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - bash <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.4)
[wheezy] - bash <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.4)
https://github.com/jheyens/bash_completion_vuln/raw/master/2017-01-17.bash_completion_report.pdf
Fix http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/?id=4f747edc625815f449048579f6e65869914dd715