USN-4166-2: PHP vulnerability
php5 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
PHP could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description
- php5 – HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details
USN-4166-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain paths when being
used in FastCGI configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- libapache2-mod-php5 – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6
- php5-cgi – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6
- php5-cli – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6
- php5-fpm – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- libapache2-mod-php5 – 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40
- php5-cgi – 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40
- php5-cli – 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40
- php5-fpm – 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4166-2: PHP vulnerability