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Ubuntu 23.04 LTS: USN-6305-1 Moderate PHP Threats Overview

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple PHP security flaws revealed in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6305-2 necessitate prompt user action for patching.
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:

- php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain XML files.

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

(CVE-2023-3823)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,

expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2023-3824)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update php information disclosure ubuntu execution risk

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
  libapache2-mod-php8.1           8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
  php8.1                          8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
  php8.1-cgi                      8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
  php8.1-cli                      8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
  php8.1-fpm                      8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
  php8.1-xml                      8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php8.1           8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
  php8.1                          8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
  php8.1-cgi                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
  php8.1-cli                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
  php8.1-fpm                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14
  php8.1-xml                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6305-1

CVE-2023-3823, CVE-2023-3824

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6305-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update php information disclosure ubuntu execution risk

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.1/8.1.12-1ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.1/8.1.2-1ubuntu2.14

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