Updated PHP packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux
==========================================================================PHP Security Updates for Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4166-1
October 28, 2019
php7.0, php7.2, php7.3 vulnerability
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
PHP could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
- php7.3: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.0: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
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 19.10:
libapache2-mod-php7.3 7.3.11-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
php7.3-cgi 7.3.11-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
php7.3-cli 7.3.11-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
php7.3-fpm 7.3.11-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 19.04:
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
php7.2-cgi 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
php7.2-cli 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
php7.2-fpm 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-cgi 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-cli 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-fpm 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
php7.0-cgi 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
php7.0-cli 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
php7.0-fpm 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.7
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4166-1
CVE-2019-11043
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.3/7.3.11-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.24-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.0/7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.7