=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2786-1
October 28, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

PHP could be made to crash if it processed a specially crafted file.

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

Details:

It was discovered that the PHP phar extension incorrectly handled certain
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-7803, CVE-2015-7804)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.10:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  php5-cgi                        5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  php5-cli                        5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  php5-fpm                        5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4
  php5-cgi                        5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4
  php5-cli                        5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4
  php5-fpm                        5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
  php5-cgi                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
  php5-cli                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
  php5-fpm                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21
  php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21
  php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2786-1
  CVE-2015-7803, CVE-2015-7804

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21

Ubuntu 2786-1: PHP vulnerabilities

October 28, 2015
PHP could be made to crash if it processed a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: libapache2-mod-php5 5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 php5-cgi 5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 php5-cli 5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 php5-fpm 5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 15.04: libapache2-mod-php5 5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4 php5-cgi 5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4 php5-cli 5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4 php5-fpm 5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14 php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14 php5-cli 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14 php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2786-1

CVE-2015-7803, CVE-2015-7804

Severity
October 28, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.6.11+dfsg-1ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.6.4+dfsg-4ubuntu6.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.21

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