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Security Advisory - Moderate: php security update - RH EL6

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Red Hat has released a security update for EL6 that will apply to
Koozali SME9, it has been rated as Moderate

Update will be available from upstream as appropriate.

See here for full notice: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: php security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:1218-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html
Issue date:        2015-07-09
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-9425 CVE-2014-9705 CVE-2014-9709
                   CVE-2015-0232 CVE-2015-0273 CVE-2015-2301
                   CVE-2015-2783 CVE-2015-2787 CVE-2015-3307
                   CVE-2015-3329 CVE-2015-3411 CVE-2015-3412
                   CVE-2015-4021 CVE-2015-4022 CVE-2015-4024
                   CVE-2015-4026 CVE-2015-4147 CVE-2015-4148
                   CVE-2015-4598 CVE-2015-4599 CVE-2015-4600
                   CVE-2015-4601 CVE-2015-4602 CVE-2015-4603
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1. Summary:

Updated php packages that fix multiple security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security
impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give
detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the
CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache
HTTP Server.

A flaw was found in the way PHP parsed multipart HTTP POST requests. A
specially crafted request could cause PHP to use an excessive amount of CPU
time. (CVE-2015-4024)

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was found in PHP's Exif extension. A
specially crafted JPEG or TIFF file could cause a PHP application using the
exif_read_data() function to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running that PHP application.
(CVE-2015-0232)

An integer overflow flaw leading to a heap-based buffer overflow was found
in the way PHP's FTP extension parsed file listing FTP server responses. A
malicious FTP server could use this flaw to cause a PHP application to
crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-4022)

Multiple flaws were discovered in the way PHP performed object
unserialization. Specially crafted input processed by the unserialize()
function could cause a PHP application to crash or, possibly, execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-0273, CVE-2015-2787, CVE-2015-4147,
CVE-2015-4148, CVE-2015-4599, CVE-2015-4600, CVE-2015-4601, CVE-2015-4602,
CVE-2015-4603)

It was found that certain PHP functions did not properly handle file names
containing a NULL character. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw
to make a PHP script access unexpected files and bypass intended file
system access restrictions. (CVE-2015-4026, CVE-2015-3411, CVE-2015-3412,
CVE-2015-4598)

Multiple flaws were found in the way the way PHP's Phar extension parsed
Phar archives. A specially crafted archive could cause PHP to crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2015-2301,
CVE-2015-2783, CVE-2015-3307, CVE-2015-3329, CVE-2015-4021)

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the enchant_broker_request_dict()
function of PHP's enchant extension. An attacker able to make a PHP
application enchant dictionaries could possibly cause it to crash.
(CVE-2014-9705)

A buffer over-read flaw was found in the GD library used by the PHP gd
extension. A specially crafted GIF file could cause a PHP application using
the imagecreatefromgif() function to crash. (CVE-2014-9709)

A double free flaw was found in zend_ts_hash_graceful_destroy() function in
the PHP ZTS module. This flaw could possibly cause a PHP application to
crash. (CVE-2014-9425)

All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the
updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to
take effect.
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