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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4330-2 Moderate: PHP Security Issues

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS rolls out essential security patches for PHP, targeting various vulnerabilities and their potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:

- php7.4: server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)

Details:

USN-4330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding

update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain EXIF files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information

or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-7064)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain UTF strings.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7065)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain URLs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

(CVE-2020-7066)

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Topics Covered

security advisory update php ubuntu sensitive information crash scripting language

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php7.4           7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1
  php7.4-cgi                      7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1
  php7.4-cli                      7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1
  php7.4-fpm                      7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1
  php7.4-mbstring                 7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4330-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4330-1

CVE-2020-7064, CVE-2020-7065, CVE-2020-7066

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May 06, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory update php ubuntu sensitive information crash scripting language

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.4/7.4.3-4ubuntu1.1

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