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Gentoo update for php
Secunia Advisory: SA21683
Release Date: 2006-08-30
Popularity: 7,186 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4020


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for php. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA21403

Solution:
PHP 4.x users:
Update to "dev-lang/php-4.4.3-r1" or later.

PHP 5.x users:
Update to "dev-lang/php-5.1.4-r6" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-28.xml

Other References:
SA21403:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21403/


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