bash-CVE-2014-6271 Cookbook

This Chef cookbook contains a default recipe that will fail your Chef run if a bash is found and that bash is vulnerable to the remote exploit described in CVE-2014-6271. The places to look for bash can be configured in the node['bash-CVE-2014-6271']['bashes'] attribute (see below)

Requirements

Should work on any UNIX/Linux. Please report problems (ideally with patches)

Attributes

• node['bash-CVE-2014-6271']['bashes'] - A required array of possible bash executables to test for the vulnerability. Defaults to /bin/bash and /usr/local/bin/bash

Usage

bash-CVE-2014-6271::default

Just include bash-CVE-2014-6271 in your node's run_list:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[bash-CVE-2014-6271]"
  ]
}

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request using Github

License and Authors

• Author:: Jeff Blaine ([email protected])

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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