CVE catalog
CVE-2016-7543
bash: CVE-2016-7543
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.58% · Oct 25, 2026
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | bash | sid | 5.3-4 | fixed |
| Debian | bash | forky | 5.3-4 | fixed |
| Debian | bash | trixie | 5.2.37-2 | fixed |
| Debian | bash | bookworm | 5.2.15-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.2-5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | bash | 16.04 | 4.3-14ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 16.04 | 4.3-14ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | bash | 16.04 | 4.3-14ubuntu1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | bash | source | sid | 4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bash | source | forky | 4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bash | source | trixie | 4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | bash | source | bookworm | 4.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | bash | deb | 14.04 | 4.3-7ubuntu1.7 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7543 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | bash | deb | 16.04 | 4.3-14ubuntu1.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7543 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.15-2+b13· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
5.2.15-2+b13· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- [bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.15-2+b13· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
5.2.15-2+b13· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- [bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.15-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
5.2.15-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
- [bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.15-2+b13· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
5.2.15-2+b13· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · bookworm; dsa · bash · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [bash]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.37-2+b9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
5.2.37-2+b9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
- [bash-builtins]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.37-2+b9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
5.2.37-2+b9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
- [bash-doc]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.37-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
5.2.37-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
- [bash-static]Fixed
Source package: [bash]
Details (2)
5.2.37-2+b9· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
5.2.37-2+b9· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.4-1dsa · bash · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2017_1931.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7543]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-680-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7543]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7543]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-7543.json]
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