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Gentoo: GLSA-200503-35 High: Smarty Template Security Risk

New ways of bypassing Smarty's "Template security" were found and fixed in Smarty. Users making use of that feature are encouraged to upgrade to version 2.6.9. [More...]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200503-35:02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Smarty: Template vulnerability Date: March 30, 2005 Updated: April 09, 2005 Bugs: #86488 ID: 200503-35:02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Update ===== New ways of bypassing Smarty's "Template security" were found and fixed in Smarty. Users making use of that feature are encouraged to upgrade to version 2.6.9. The updated sections appear below. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-php/smarty < 2.6.9 > = 2.6.9 Description ========== A vulnerability has been discovered within the regex_replace modifier of the Smarty templates when allowing access to untrusted users. Furthermore, it was possible to call functions from {if} statements and {math} functions. Resolution ========= All Smarty users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =dev-php/smarty-2.6.9" Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-35 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. Anysecurity concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ . Elevate Smarty to version 2.6.9 in order to address critical template vulnerabilities highlighted in the Gentoo advisory.. Smarty Security,Gentoo Advisory,Template Vulnerability,Upgrade Instructions,PHP Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 10, 2005 Gentoo