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Debian: DSA-3126-1 Critical: PHP5 Memory Loop Issue Fix

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Calendar Grey January 12, 2015
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The Debian Security Advisory DSA-3127-1 concerns urgent vulnerabilities in php7 buffer overflow problems and package interdependency solutions issued on January 15, 2015.
It was discovered that libmagic as used by PHP, would trigger an out of bounds memory access when trying to identify a crafted file
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Summary

Additionally, this updates fixes a potential dependency loop in dpkg
trigger handling.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.4.36-0+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your php5 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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