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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-21
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2017
Bugs: #624054, #626460, #629452
ID: 201709-21

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, the worst of which
could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

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 < 5.6.31:5.6 *>= 5.6.31:5.6
< 7.0.23:7.0 *>= 7.0.23:7.0

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

Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the process 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 5.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/php-5.6.31”

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

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=dev-lang/php-7.0.23”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11362
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11362
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-11628
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11628
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-12932
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12932

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/201709-21

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 2017 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.

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