Ubuntu Security Notice 5818-1 - It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5818-1
January 23, 2023
php7.2, php7.4, php8.1 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
PHP could be made do crash or execute arbitrary code if it received
a specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
libapache2-mod-php7.4 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
libapache2-mod-php8.0 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
libapache2-mod-php8.1 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
php8.1 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
php8.1-cgi 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
php8.1-cli 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
php8.1-sqlite3 8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.4 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
libapache2-mod-php8.0 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
libapache2-mod-php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
php8.1-cgi 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
php8.1-cli 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
php8.1-sqlite3 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
php7.4-cgi 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
php7.4-cli 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
php7.4-sqlite3 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
php7.2-cgi 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
php7.2-cli 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
php7.2-sqlite3 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5818-1
CVE-2022-31631
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.1/8.1.7-1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.1/8.1.2-1ubuntu2.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.4/7.4.3-4ubuntu2.17
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.16