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Gentoo: GLSA-201411-04 Normal: PHP Remote Code Execution Advisory

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A series of flaws within PHP can lead to potential remote code activation; it is crucial for users to update to the recommended secure iterations without delay.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP, the worst of which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update php remote execution vulnerability normal severity

Resolution

All PHP 5.5 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.5.18"
All PHP 5.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.4.34"
All PHP 5.3 users should upgrade to the latest version. This release marks the end of life of the PHP 5.3 series. Future releases of this series are not planned. All PHP 5.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to the current stable version of PHP 5.5 or previous stable version of PHP 5.4, which are supported till at least 2016 and 2015 respectively.
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.3.29"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3668 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3668 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-3669 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3669 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-3670 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3670

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-04
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 09, 2014
Bugs: #525960
ID: 201411-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update php remote execution vulnerability normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP, the worst of which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/php < 5.5.18 >= 5.5.18 *>= 5.4.34 *>= 5.3.29

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.