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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Thanks for the links i've been reading for the last 4 hours. I am a very slow reader but I believe that at least part of the 'patch' so far at least on Mint 17 is:<br><br>lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 11 23:13 sh -> dash <br><br>See above symlinked sh to dash now not bash. <br><br>Thanks for responding and sending the links over.<br><br> <br><br><div>> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 02:20:23 -0600<br>> From: chapinjeff@gmail.com<br>> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Patch Bash ShellShock exploit with MKSH?<br>> <br>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:44 PM, paul g <pj.world@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > 1. Can I migrate to MKSH shell on my LinuxMint17 computer quite easily?<br>> http://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/mksh<br>> <br>> Looks like it's in the Mint repos, so installing it is fairly easy.<br>> Since it is related to ksh, and not bash, there will be a little bit<br>> of a learning curve.<br>> <br>> <br>> ><br>> > 2. How necessary is this to be concerned about?<br>> <br>> <br>> Not at all. Shellshock has been patched on most major modern OSes<br>> since October. You can check if you are still on a vulnreble version<br>> of bash following the directions here:<br>> <br>> http://linuxg.net/canonical-has-patched-bash-agains-the-shellshock-exploit-update-your-ubuntu-14-04-or-ubuntu-12-04-system-now/<br>> <br>> <br>> ><br>> > Your thoughts are appreciated.<br>> > Thank you,<br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> > tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Jeff Chapin<br>> President, CedarLug, retired<br>> President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"<br>> President, UNI Scuba Club<br>> Senator, NISG, retired<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></div> </div></body>
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