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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, USN-6305-3 Moderate: PHP XML Handling Issue

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent patches for PHP vulnerabilities in Ubuntu enhance security, focusing on risks tied to XML parsing. Users are urged to update PHP for vital security fixes.
USN-6305-2 caused a regression in parsing XML.

Summary

USN-6305-2 caused a regression in parsing XML.

Software Description:

- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

USN-6305-2 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. The update caused a regression

in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fix it.

Original advisory 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)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu PHP scripting language XML handling

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  php7.2                          7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.2-cgi                      7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.2-cli                      7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.2-fpm                      7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.2-xml                      7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.2-xmlrpc                   7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  php7.0                          7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.0-cgi                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.0-cli                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.0-fpm                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.0-xml                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  php7.0-xmlrpc                   7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6305-3

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

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6305-3

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu PHP scripting language XML handling

Package Information

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