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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3902-2 Critical: PHP Denial Of Service Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3902-2
March 12, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

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

Details:

USN-3902-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that the PHP XML-RPC module incorrectly handled
 decoding XML data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
 cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9020,
 CVE-2019-9024)

 It was discovered that the PHP PHAR module incorrectly handled certain
 filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
 PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9021)

 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled mbstring regular
 expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
 PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9023)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
  php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
  php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3902-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3902-1
  CVE-2019-9020, CVE-2019-9021, CVE-2019-9023, CVE-2019-9024

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3902-2 Critical: PHP Denial Of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 12, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent guidance on PHP security flaws impacting Ubuntu 12.04 ESM has surfaced, underlining significant concerns and necessary patches.
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 12.04 ESM:   libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33   php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33   php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33   php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33   php5-xmlrpc                     5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3902-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3902-1

  CVE-2019-9020, CVE-2019-9021, CVE-2019-9023, CVE-2019-9024

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March 12, 2019

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