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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3922-2 Critical: PHP Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:

- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

USN-3922-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the

corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain files. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

(CVE-2019-9022)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain files. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2019-9675)

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An

 attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive

 information. (CVE-2019-9637, CVE-2019-9638, CVE-2019-9639,

 CVE-2019-9640, CVE-2019-9641)

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-1ubuntu4.29
  php5-cgi                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29
  php5-cli                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29
  php5-fpm                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3922-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3922-1

  CVE-2019-9022, CVE-2019-9637, CVE-2019-9638, CVE-2019-9639,

  CVE-2019-9640, CVE-2019-9641, CVE-2019-9675

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April 23, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29

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