Bash function inheritance vulnerability allows remote code execution via regex parsing
Key claims
- Unix shells historically used unsafe regex-based parsing of inherited functions, enabling single-command remote exploitation vectors.
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- /g/109523975 ↗ live · archive mocking evergreen 2 replies Unix shells historically used unsafe regex-based parsing of inherited functions, enabling single-command remote exploitation vectors.
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