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Red Hat EL 6: RHSA-2012:0811-04 Low Severity: php-pecl-apc XSS Issue

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Calendar Grey June 20, 2012
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Latest php-pecl-apc updates resolve security issues while providing improvements for CentOS and Fedora distributions.
Updated php-pecl-apc packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The php-pecl-apc packages contain APC (Alternative PHP Cache), the framework for caching and optimization of intermediate PHP code.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the "apc.php" script, which provides a detailed analysis of the internal workings of APC and is shipped as part of the APC extension documentation. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2010-3294)
Note: The administrative script is not deployed upon package installation. It must manually be copied to the web root (the default is "/var/www/html/", for example).
In addition, the php-pecl-apc packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.1.9, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#662655)
All users of php-pecl-apc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements. If the "apc.php" script was previously deployed in the web root, it must manually be re-deployed to replace the vulnerable version to resolve this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Red Hat Enterprise Linux low severity XSS fix php-pecl-apc

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3294 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc64.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.s390x.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.x86_64.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64: php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc64.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x: php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.s390.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.s390x.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.s390.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.x86_64.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm php-pecl-apc-devel-3.1.9-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm php-pecl-apc-debuginfo-3.1.9-2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: php-pecl-apc-3.1.9-2.el6.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0811-04
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0811.html
Issue date: 2012-06-20

Topic

Updated php-pecl-apc packages that fix one security issue, several bugs,and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having lowsecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Red Hat Enterprise Linux low severity XSS fix php-pecl-apc

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

634334 - CVE-2010-3294 php-pecl-apc: potential XSS in apc.php

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