Shellshock Warning:’Bash Bug Could Affect Some Apple OS X Users

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A new bug , called Shellshock, could affect some Mac and Linux users.

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A test was ran on the newest version of Apple’s (AAPL) OS Mavericks and the operating system was found to be vulnerable to the Shellshock bug. Several patches for operating systems have been released to fix the bug, but Apple hasn’t confirmed if it has a patch for the bug, CNBC notes.

“Internet-of-things devices like video cameras are especially vulnerable because a lot of their software is built from web-enabled bash scripts,” ErrataSec’s Robert Graham told Gigaom. “Thus, not only are they less likely to be patched, they are more likely to expose the vulnerability to the outside world.”

AAPL shares were down 2% as of Thursday afternoon.

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