Gentoo update for PHP

Published: 2025-01-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	3
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-8925 CVE-2024-8927 CVE-2024-9026
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-254 CWE-778
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97748

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8925

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing multipart form data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/php to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202501-11

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU97746

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8927

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features