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Gentoo: GLSA-202105-24 Moderate: PHP Multiple Flaws Cause System Disruption

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A series of security flaws identified in PHP prompts urgent updates to safeguard against Denial of Service threats on Gentoo platforms.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

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

Resolution

All PHP 7.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-7.3.28:7.3"
All PHP 7.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-7.4.19:7.4"
All PHP 8.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-8.0.6:8.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-7071 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7071 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-21702 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21702

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-23
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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: May 26, 2021
Bugs: #764314, #768756, #788892
ID: 202105-23

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

PHP is an open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/php < 8.0.6 >= 7.3.28:7.3 >= 7.4.19:7.4 >= 8.0.6:8.0

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and bugs for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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