linux-mint-14-shellshock.sh

#!/bin/bash
#title           :linux-mint-14-shellshock.sh
#date            :20140927
#notes           :Install Vim and Emacs to use this script.
#bash_version    :4.1.5(1)-release
#
# Linux Mint 14 MATE is no longer supported, but if you have no option to upgrade,
# this should upgrade bash and make your system safe from the 
# 'Shellshock' vulnerability (CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169).
# run as root.
#==============================================================================

if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
  then echo "Please run as root"
  exit
fi
# update bash
mkdir src
cd src
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.3.tar.gz
#download all patches
for i in $(seq -f "%03g" 0 26); do wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.3-patches/bash43-$i; done
tar zxvf bash-4.3.tar.gz 
cd bash-4.3
#apply all patches
for i in $(seq -f "%03g" 0 26);do patch -p0 < ../bash43-$i; done
#build and install
./configure --prefix=/ && make && make install
cd .. 
cd ..
rm -r src