Steve Kemp wrote:
> > Due to a bug in the environment variable substitution code it is
> > possible to inject environment variables such as LD_PRELOAD and gain a
> > root shell.

Charles Stevenson discovered that osh, the operator's shell for
executing defined programs in a privileged environment, does not
handle environment variables properly, allowing a local attacker to
open a root shell.

Please take care of the package for woody as well.

Regards,

        Joey

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