=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3766-2
September 19, 2018
php5 vulnerabilities
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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-3766-1 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 certain exif tags in
JPEG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-14851, CVE-2018-14883)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.32
php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.32
php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.32
php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.32
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3766-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3766-1
CVE-2018-14851, CVE-2018-14883
