GLSA 201209-03: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/24/2012
Bugs:	#384301, #396311, #396533, #399247, #399567, #399573, #401997, #410957, #414553, #421489, #427354, #429630
ID:	201209-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in PHP, the worst of which lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-lang/php	< 5.3.15	>= 5.3.15	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, create arbitrary files, conduct directory traversal attacks, bypass protection mechanisms, or perform further attacks with unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PHP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.3.15"

All PHP users on ARM should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.4.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-03.xml

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.