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Ubuntu 13.10: USN-2126-1 Critical: PHP Denial Of Service Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2126-1
March 03, 2014

php5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:
- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

Bernd Melchers discovered that PHP's embedded libmagic library incorrectly
handled indirect offset values. An attacker could use this issue to cause
PHP to consume resources or crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2014-1943)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain values when using
the imagecrop function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-7226, CVE-2013-7327, CVE-2013-7328, CVE-2014-2020)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  php5-cgi                        5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  php5-cli                        5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  php5-gd                         5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7
  php5-cgi                        5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7
  php5-cli                        5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7
  php5-gd                         5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10
  php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10
  php5-gd                         5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23
  php5-cgi                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23
  php5-cli                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23
  php5-gd                         5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2126-1
  CVE-2013-7226, CVE-2013-7327, CVE-2013-7328, CVE-2014-1943,
  CVE-2014-2020

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23


Ubuntu 13.10: USN-2126-1 Critical: PHP Denial Of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 3, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical PHP security vulnerabilities addressed with essential updates beneficial for Ubuntu users.
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 php5-cgi 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 php5-cli 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 php5-gd 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 12.10: libapache2-mod-php5 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7 php5-cgi 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7 php5-cli 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7 php5-gd 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10 php5-gd 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23 php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23 php5-cli 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23 php5-gd 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2126-1

CVE-2013-7226, CVE-2013-7327, CVE-2013-7328, CVE-2014-1943,

CVE-2014-2020

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March 03, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.6-1ubuntu1.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.23

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