dash is still the default /bin/sh, for speed and security, but you can change
that to bash if you want:
https://wiki.debian.org/DashAsBinSh

Ubuntu also uses dash by default:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

.hc

Lee Azzarello wrote:
> This output is from a Debian stable base system built with debootstrap
> and no additional packages installed.
> 
> root@debian:~# ls -l /bin/sh
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 17 21:47 /bin/sh -> bash
> 
> I don't think Debian has used Dash since Sarge.
> 
> -lee
> 
> On 9/25/14, 1:36 PM, Dev Random wrote:
>> This seems mitigated by the fact that /bin/sh is -> dash on debian.
>> So unless something does explicitly #!/bin/bash, things should be
>> okay.
> 
>> BTW, there's a related vuln that's not fixed yet - CVE-2014-7169 
>> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8365158
> 
>> On Thu, 2014-09-25 at 08:48 -0400, Lee Azzarello wrote:
>>> A remote code execution bug was found in the GNU Bash shell.
>>>
>>> http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650
>>>
>>> I tested it on Debian stable from two days ago and indeed, I
>>> could execute code after a function definition in an environment
>>> variable. A server I updated yesterday evening was not
>>> vulnerable, as the Debian team got a patch released quite fast.
>>>
>>> This effects any server you run any code on, though the remote
>>> code execution attack vector is unlikely for many contemporary
>>> application servers. Read the write up for details about a proof
>>> of concept.
>>>
>>> Good Morning!
>>>
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