Big props to everyone on this bash question for understanding that everyone has a slightly different use case, but that the use of edits and comments can really refine the posts and be helpful to an extremely wide audience.
Given that Bash 3.2 (the version shipped by OSX) is vulnerable to the remote execution exploit known as "Shell Shock" (CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169) how do I rebuild Bash and secure my system ahead of an official Apple patch?