MGASA-2014-0163

Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Published: 04 Apr 2014, 17:33
Last modified:16 Apr 2026, 06:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Apr 2014, 17:33
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Apr 2026, 06:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Updated php packages fix security vulnerabilities Updated php packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that the file utility contains a flaw in the handling of "indirect" magic rules in the libmagic library, which leads to an infinite recursion when trying to determine the file type of certain files (CVE-2014-1943). A flaw was found in the way the file utility determined the type of Portable Executable (PE) format files, the executable format used on Windows. A malicious PE file could cause the file utility to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-2270). PHP contains a bundled copy of the file utility's libmagic library, so it was vulnerable to these issues. It has been updated to version 5.5.10, which fixes these issues and several other bugs. Also, the jsonc, xdebug, and timezonedb PHP PECL modules have been updated to their newest versions. Additionally, php-apc has been rebuilt against the updated php package.

Affected Systems

  • mageia•php

    < 5.5.10-1.mga4

  • mageia•php-apc

    < 3.1.15-4.1.mga4

  • mageia•php-timezonedb

    < 2014.1-1.mga4

  • mageia•php-xdebug

    < 2.2.4-1.mga4

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