Shellshock – bash vulnerability

Shellshock is a recent bash vulnerability.It affects all systems which are bash based.
To check if your system is affected by shellshcock, run this code.

env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c 'echo this is a test'

if you see “vulnerable” as output, then your system is vulnerable.

This bug was detected about a month ago and patches are available here.

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