Chapter 7
Patching a Bash Vulnerability
Section 1
Understanding the Bash Vulnerability Through Shellshock
Shellshock, or Bashdoor, is a vulnerability that's used in most versions of the Linux and Unix operating systems. In this video, we will take a look at how to set up our system to understand the internal details of the Shellshock vulnerability. - Check the version of bash on the Linux system - Check whether the vulnerability actually exists or not - Define a function and export it in order to make it available in the child shell