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    Linux bash vulnerability

    Originally posted by stek View Post
    On Linux maybe so. Linux isn't even Unix...

    It might be a shock to you but not everything is Linux, and not every Unix has bash as default, or even on the system. You might need your arrow keys working but most of us don't. Don't be lazy and expose yourself to this sort of thing, bash is not needed, nor is it a prerequisite for anything.
    So simply remove bash from every machine, embedded system and device on or just behind the internet and we're all fixed. Simples cheers Stek.
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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      Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
      So simply remove bash from every machine, embedded system and device on or just behind the internet and we're all fixed. Simples cheers Stek.
      No real need, it's not on proper Unix as used in the enterprise unless installed by inadequates, it's installed by default on numpty-unix-like systems tho, go figure. Makes me laugh to see Linuxites founder on AIX or HP-UX with no backspace or arrow keys and typing 'bash' in desperation only to get 'sh: bash: not found.'......

      Keeping me well paid though, can't complain, kerr-ching....

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        Have you ever thought about after dinner speaking with such witty anecdotes?

        I suppose that will have to wait a bit while you fix the internet. Got any idea how long it will take to fix?
        Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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          Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
          Have you ever thought about after dinner speaking with such witty anecdotes?

          I suppose that will have to wait a bit while you fix the internet. Got any idea how long it will take to fix?
          This is Suity holding The Internet Wot I Just Fixed...

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            Chill - there are fixes out there now. Just be careful in applying said fixes - don't let Apple sneakily upgrade you to xcode6

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              he keeps the internet in a box under his bed with his HP-UX box. Meanwhile 50% of all Unix/Linux are RHEL and use bash.

              Nothing to flounder with that... btw I used to work for Sun.

              Do you somethimes feel the world is passing you by?

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                Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy View Post
                he keeps the internet in a box under his bed with his HP-UX box. Meanwhile 50% of all Unix/Linux are RHEL and use bash.

                Nothing to flounder with that... btw I used to work for Sun.

                Do you somethimes feel the world is passing you by?
                Ouch
                Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                  Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                  Aye. I think Darmie was being deliberately obtuse.

                  Next users crafting their own DHCP packets will be basic end user stuff

                  I understand IRC can also be used.

                  In other news, VOIP systems can also be exploited.

                  The attack vectors are not yet completely understood, the patches released so far have been ineffective and by now the hacking community has spread it's mucky seeds into every deep corner of the internet.

                  This is IT's 9/11.

                  I hate being right
                  Well Chicken Little, has the sky fallen yet?
                  ǝןqqıʍ

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                    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
                    Well Chicken Little, has the sky fallen yet?
                    Let me check and get back to you.
                    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                      The problem is still very much a big big problem.

                      Ghost in the (Bourne Again) Shell: Fallout of Shellshock far from over | Ars Technica
                      Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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