Apple Releases OS X Bash Update to Fix Shellshock Security Flaw

Apple has released OS X Bash Update 1.0 to address the 'Shellshock' vulnerability found in UNIX Shell. Researchers discovered the shellshock vulnerability last week, which enabled hackers to execute malicious code.

This update fixes a security flaw in the bash UNIX shell.

For more information on the security content of this update, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222


Apple noted that most users by default were safe from the exploit, however if you configured advanced UNIX services on your machine, then you should apple the patch immediately.

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