MGASA-2014-0542

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    MGASA-2014-0542

    Published: 21 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8142

    Summary: Updated php packages fix CVE-2014-8142

    Details: Updated php packages fix security vulnerability: A use-after-free flaw was found in PHP unserialize(). An untrusted input could cause PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when processed using unserialize() (CVE-2014-8142). PHP has been updated to version 5.5.20, which fixes these issues and other bugs.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0542.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14848, http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.20, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175718

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: php

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/php?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.5.20-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High