Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7157-1 critical vulnerabilities in PHP discovered

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December 13, 2024

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:

- php8.3: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

- php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

- php7.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs when

processed with convert.quoted-printable decode filters.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive

information or cause a crash. (CVE-2024-11233)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to performing arbitrary

HTTP requests originating from the server, thus potentially

gaining access to resources not normally available to the external

user. (CVE-2024-11234)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.

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

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-11236, CVE-2024-8932)

It was discovered that PHP ...

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Topics Covered

security advisory update php arbitrary code execution information disclosure ubuntu http requests

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
  libapache2-mod-php8.3           8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4
  php8.3                          8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4
  php8.3-cgi                      8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4
  php8.3-cli                      8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4
  php8.3-fpm                      8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4
  php8.3-mysql                    8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libapache2-mod-php8.3           8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
  php8.3                          8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
  php8.3-cgi                      8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
  php8.3-cli                      8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
  php8.3-fpm                      8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3
  php8.3-mysql                    8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libapache2-mod-php7.4           8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  libapache2-mod-php8.0           8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  libapache2-mod-php8.1           8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1                          8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1-cgi                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1-cli                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1-enchant                  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1-fpm                      8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20
  php8.1-mysql                    8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libapache2-mod-php7.4           7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26
  php7.4                          7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26
  php7.4-cgi                      7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26
  php7.4-cli                      7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26
  php7.4-fpm                      7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26
  php7.4-mysql                    7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26

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