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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7049-2
November 14, 2024php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
Software Description:
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
USN-7049-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled parsing multipart form
data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject payloads
and cause PHP to ignore legitimate data. (CVE-2024-8925)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the cgi.force_redirect
configuration option due to environment variable collisions. In certain
configurations, an attacker could possibly use this issue bypass
force_redirect restrictions. (CVE-2024-8927)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.2-cgi 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.2-cli 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.2-fpm 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.0-cgi 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.0-cli 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
php7.0-fpm 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7049-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7049-1
CVE-2024-8925, CVE-2024-8927