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Gentoo: GLSA-201904-16 Normal: phpMyAdmin Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey April 15, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Uncover the recent Gentoo alert regarding phpMyAdmin's severe vulnerabilities and essential update procedures.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

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

Resolution

All phpMyAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-4.8.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-12613 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12613 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-19968 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19968 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-19969 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19969 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-19970 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19970

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-16
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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: phpMyAdmin: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 15, 2019
Bugs: #658742, #672938
ID: 201904-16

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in phpMyAdmin, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

phpMyAdmin is a web-based management tool for MySQL databases.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/phpmyadmin < 4.8.4 >= 4.8.4

Impact

===== Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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