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Patch Bash NOW: 'Shellshock' bug blasts OS X, Linux systems wide open

h4rm0ny

Re: Always been there or new?

>>"If the former it's scary to think just how many holes there must be out there"

Article says it's been present since 4.3. IF that is correct then that means since around February this year. Obviously distributions will vary according to precisely when they became variable, but we're looking at that sort of time span of vulnerability where it wasn't known. Patching everything may take some time.

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