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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6199-2
October 23, 2023php7.0, php7.2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
PHP could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
USN-6199-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain Digest
authentication for SOAP. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm1
php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm1
php7.2-cgi 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm1
php7.2-cli 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm1
php7.2-soap 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm7
php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm7
php7.0-cgi 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm7
php7.0-cli 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm7
php7.0-soap 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm7
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6199-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6199-1
CVE-2023-3247