php5 vulnerabilities
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
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.