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Posted on 08 April 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2163-1
April 07, 2014
php5 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
PHP could be made to crash if it processed a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that PHP's embedded libmagic library incorrectly handled
PE executables. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
php5-cgi 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
php5-cli 5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 12.10:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.8
php5-cgi 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.8
php5-cli 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.11
php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.11
php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.11
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.24
php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.24
php5-cli 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.24
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2163-1
CVE-2014-2270
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.6-1ubuntu1.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.24
