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Recently a critical bash bug was discovered.
critical bash bug was discovered
To fix your CentOS 6 you have to check if you have a vulnerable bash installed. From a non root user, type:
env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c "echo this is a test"
If you read “vulnerable” as output then you have to update bash. Type su- and then the password to log in as superuser, then type:
yum update bash
Type Y when asked. When the update process is completed, retype the test script:
env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c "echo this is a test"
And you shouldn’t read the “vulnerable” message anymore.
Read more:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000000*/https://access.redhat.com/node/1200223