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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2276-1 Critical: PHP Code Execution and DoS Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2276-1
July 09, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- 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:

Francisco Alonso discovered that the PHP Fileinfo component incorrectly
handled certain CDF documents. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause PHP to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3487)

Stefan Esser discovered that PHP incorrectly handled unserializing SPL
extension objects. An attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2014-3515)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain SPL Iterators. An
attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2014-4670)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain ArrayIterators. An
attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2014-4698)

Stefan Esser discovered that PHP incorrectly handled variable types when
calling phpinfo(). An attacker could use this issue to possibly gain access
to arbitrary memory, possibly containing sensitive information.
(CVE-2014-4721)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
  php5-cgi                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
  php5-cli                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
  php5-fpm                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6
  php5-cgi                        5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6
  php5-cli                        5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6
  php5-fpm                        5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13
  php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13
  php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26
  php5-cgi                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26
  php5-cli                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2276-1
  CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480,
  CVE-2014-3487, CVE-2014-3515, CVE-2014-4670, CVE-2014-4698,
  CVE-2014-4721

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26




Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2276-1 Critical: PHP Code Execution and DoS Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 9, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Patch addressing multiple PHP vulnerability concerns for different Ubuntu versions. Safety enhancement released on July 9, 2014.
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 14.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 php5-cli 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 13.10: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 php5-cgi 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 php5-cli 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 php5-fpm 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26 php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26 php5-cli 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2276-1

CVE-2014-0207, CVE-2014-3478, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480,

CVE-2014-3487, CVE-2014-3515, CVE-2014-4670, CVE-2014-4698,

CVE-2014-4721

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July 09, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.26

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