GLSA 201812-01: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/02/2018
Bugs:	#658092, #666256
ID:	201812-01

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.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-lang/php	5.6.38	>= 5.6.38	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PHP 5.6.X users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.6.38"

All PHP 7.0.X users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-7.0.32"

All PHP 7.1.X users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-7.1.22"

All PHP 7.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-7.2.10"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201812-01.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.