Apple just released updates to squelch the bash UNIX shell exploit. The updates close a security hole that allowed hackers to remotely take over a computer using SSH (Secure Shell, a networking ...
As promised, Apple on Monday issued OS X bash Update 1.0 for OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion, targeting the recently discovered "Shellshock" security flaw originating in the bash UNIX shell.
The critical Shellshock vulnerabilities found last month in the Bash Unix shell have motivated security researchers to search for similar flaws in old, but widely used, command-line utilities. Two ...