Secunia Security Advisory - Gentoo has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities, where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions, and potentially by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Gentoo update for php
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32746
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Unknown, Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information, DoS,
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/339/
DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities,
where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited by
malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions, and
potentially by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or to compromise a
vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA28923
SA30048
SA30916
SA31409
SOLUTION:
Update to "dev-lang/php-5.2.6-r6" or later.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA-200811-05:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28923:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28923/
SA30048:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30048/
SA30916:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30916/
SA31409:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31409/
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