Gentoo: GLSA-201411-04: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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
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.
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.
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.