USN-7049-3: PHP vulnerabilities
Publication date
26 February 2025
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
Releases
Packages
- php5 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details
USN-7049-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled parsing multipart form
data.A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject payloads
and cause PHP to ignore legitimate data. (CVE-2024-8925)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the cgi.force_redirect
configuration option due to environment variable collisions. In certain
configurations, an attacker could possibly use this issue bypass
force_redirect restrictions. (CVE-2024-8927)
USN-7049-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled parsing multipart form
data.A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject payloads
and cause PHP to ignore legitimate data. (CVE-2024-8925)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the cgi.force_redirect
configuration option due to environment variable collisions. In certain
configurations, an attacker could possibly use this issue bypass
force_redirect restrictions. (CVE-2024-8927)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | libapache2-mod-php5 – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm16 | ||
| php5 – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm16 | |||
| php5-cgi – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm16 | |||
| php5-cli – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm16 | |||
| php5-fpm – 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm16 | |||
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