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Ubuntu 4009-1: Critical PHP Threat Mitigation for Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4009-1
June 05, 2019

php7.0, php7.2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in images.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in
a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-11036)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly decoding certain MIME headers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-11039)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in images.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11040)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libapache2-mod-php7.2           7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
  php7.2-cgi                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
  php7.2-cli                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
  php7.2-fpm                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libapache2-mod-php7.2           7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  php7.2-cgi                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  php7.2-cli                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  php7.2-fpm                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php7.2           7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  php7.2-cgi                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  php7.2-cli                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  php7.2-fpm                      7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php7.0           7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
  php7.0-cgi                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
  php7.0-cli                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
  php7.0-fpm                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

In Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04, this update uses a new
upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4009-1
  CVE-2019-11036, CVE-2019-11039, CVE-2019-11040

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.0/7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

Ubuntu 4009-1: Critical PHP Threat Mitigation for Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 5, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous PHP vulnerabilities addressed in this Ubuntu security notice to avert failures and service disruption.
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 19.04: libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 php7.2-cgi 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 php7.2-cli 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 php7.2-fpm 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.10: libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 php7.2-cgi 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 php7.2-cli 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 php7.2-fpm 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 php7.2-cgi 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 php7.2-cli 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 php7.2-fpm 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 php7.0-cgi 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 php7.0-cli 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 php7.0-fpm 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 In Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10, and Ubuntu 19.04, this update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4009-1

CVE-2019-11036, CVE-2019-11039, CVE-2019-11040

Severity
critical
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Critical

June 05, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.0/7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

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