Slackware: 2014-111-02: php Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/php-5.4.27-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue in the in the awk script detector which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted ASCII file that triggers a large amount of backtracking. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7345 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
4b2cf92d4630552eb1d5d2ffe43e3e85 php-5.4.27-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
7f1c76279a73ece133fa0f0b3e3afaca php-5.4.27-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
c2f2a8a0077b94cbb725389de802ad20 php-5.4.27-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
62ad0a4511e91f2d7ce94c5b9caffa7a php-5.4.27-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package:
647463455eec2306f36eafd1ea61dd31 n/php-5.4.27-i486-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
966c42fc092a8d4c2b7d6113ed8cbfcf n/php-5.4.27-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg php-5.4.27-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Then, restart Apache httpd: # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start