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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-7157-3: critical PHP input handling issues

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Calendar Grey January 29, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous security patches for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS related to PHP have been released to tackle serious vulnerabilities, including risks of arbitrary code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Software Description:

- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

USN-7157-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP versions 7.4, 8.1, and 8.3.

This update provides the corresponding updates for PHP version 7.0.

Original advisory 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...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libapache2-mod-php7.0           7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   php7.0                          7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   php7.0-cgi                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   php7.0-cli                      7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   php7.0-ldap                     7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   php7.0-mysql                    7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7157-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7157-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7157-1

  CVE-2024-11233, CVE-2024-11234, CVE-2024-8929, CVE-2024-8932

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