*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

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(mdeslaur):

In 14.04 LTS, the BASH_CMDS variable is writable in rbash. This allows a
trivial escape from rbash to run arbitrary shell commands.

This issue is fixed upstream:
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/CHANGES?h=bash-4.4-testing#n65

** Affects: bash (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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BASH_CMDS is writable in restricted bash shells (fixed upstream, need to 
backport patch)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1803441
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