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Debian 8: DSA-3689-1 Critical Update for PHP5 Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey October 8, 2016
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Enhance your system's defenses by updating PHP to counteract multiple security flaws identified in Debian's php5 iteration for improved safeguarding.
Several vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a general-purpose scripting language commonly used for web application development

Summary

The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading PHP to the new upstream
version 5.6.26, which includes additional bug fixes. Please refer to the
upstream changelog for more information:

https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 5.6.26+dfsg-0+deb8u1.

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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Package: php5
CVE ID: CVE-2016-7124 CVE-2016-7125 CVE-2016-7126 CVE-2016-7127

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