Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3126-1 php5 -- security update

Date Reported:
12 Jan 2015
Affected Packages:
php5
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
No other external database security references currently available.
More information:

It was discovered that libmagic as used by PHP, would trigger an out of bounds memory access when trying to identify a crafted file.

Additionally, this updates fixes a potential dependency loop in dpkg trigger handling.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.36-0+deb7u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your php5 packages.