Thank you for the reply Marc & Simon. Unfortunately this isn't due to a leftover file.
spyros@prod01:~# env X='() { (a)=>\' bash -c "echo date"; cat echo bash: X: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `=' bash: X: line 1: `' bash: error importing function definition for `X' Fri Sep 26 12:14:15 PDT 2014 spyros@prod01:~# rm echo spyros@prod01:~# env X='() { (a)=>\' bash -c "echo date"; cat echo bash: X: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `=' bash: X: line 1: `' bash: error importing function definition for `X' Fri Sep 26 12:15:24 PDT 2014 The only difference between the "working" and "non-working" version that I spot, is the -i argument to env, but I'm not sure why/how the empty environment would affect this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1373781 Title: bash incomplete fix for CVE-2014-6271 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1373781/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs