I'm hoping we'll see a patch soon that altogether removes this misfeature. EDIT: Apparently that's out of the question, but there's talk about using a BASH_FUN

I'm hoping we'll see a patch soon that altogether removes this misfeature. EDIT: Apparently that's out of the question, but there's talk about using a BASH_FUNCDEFS variable to specify which variables are function definitions instead: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/20 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/24/20