1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5530-1

USN-5530-1: PHP vulnerability

Publication date

25 July 2022

Overview

PHP could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.

Releases

Packages

  • php8.1 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when obtaining file information. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when obtaining file information. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

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
22.04 jammy php8.1-fpm –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
php8.1-cli –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
libapache2-mod-php8.1 –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
php8.1-mysql –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
php8.1-pgsql –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2
php8.1-cgi –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.2

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