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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3600-2 Critical: PHP Fixes For XSS And DoS

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3600-2 May 15, 2018 php5 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP. Software Description: - php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter Details: USN-3600-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the PHAR 404 error page. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5712) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled parsing certain HTTP responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7584) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.30 php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.30 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.30 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.30 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.30 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3600-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3600-1 CVE-2018-5712, CVE-2018-7584 . Various vulnerabilities in PHP were resolved in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3600-3, further improving system security.. PHP Security Update, Cross-Site Scripting Fix, Denial Of Service Resolution. .Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 15, 2018 •Critical Ubuntu