If a webserver uses CGI with bash, does it calls bash every time when there is a request regarding CGI or does it caches (bash and related libraries) it when starting the webserver? Q: So is a webserver restart needed after upgrading the bash packge regarding the shell shock bug?UPDATE: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1200223Services that create such environment variables will need to be restarted to work with the new version of Bash. This behavior is not used by any of the packages provided in any version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.But later they write: Do I need to reboot or restart services after installing this update?No, a reboot of your system or any of your services is not required.
www server restart after upgrading bash regarding the shell shock bug?
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