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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-10
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: PHP: Denial of service
Date: September 13, 2020
Bugs: #736158
ID: 202009-10
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Synopsis
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A vulnerabilities in PHP could lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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PHP is an open source general-purpose scripting language that is
especially suited for web development.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-lang/php < 7.2.33:7.2 >= 7.2.33:7.2
< 7.3.21:7.3 >= 7.3.21:7.3
< 7.4.9:7.4 >= 7.4.9:7.4
Description
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It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle PHAR files.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PHAR
file using PHP, possibly allowing attacker to obtain sensitive
information or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All PHP 7.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/php-7.2.33”
All PHP 7.3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/php-7.3.21”
All PHP 7.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/php-7.4.9”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-7068
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7068
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-10
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2020 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/2.5
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