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Gentoo: 201611-22 Normal: PHP Risks Leading To Code Execution

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Calendar Grey December 1, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A series of security flaws identified in PHP may result in arbitrary code execution or trigger Denial of Service. Update immediately!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service condition

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 denial of service gentoo software update code execution php normal severity

Resolution

All PHP users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev=lang/php-5.6.28"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8865 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8865 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-3074 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3074 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-4071 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4071 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-4072 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4072 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4073 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4073 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-4537 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4537 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-4538 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4538 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-4539 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4539 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-4540 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4540 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-4541 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4541 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-4542 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4542 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-4543 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4543 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-4544 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
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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 30, 2016
Bugs: #578734, #581834, #584204, #587246, #591710, #594498,
ID: 201611-22

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software update code execution php normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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 < 5.6.28 >= 5.6.28

Impact

===== An attacker can possibly execute arbitrary code or create a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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