Ubuntu Security Notice 3702-1 - It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled exif tags in certain images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3702-1
July 04, 2018
php7.2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
PHP could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled exif tags in certain images.
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:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php7.2 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-cgi 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-cli 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
php7.2-fpm 7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3702-1
CVE-2018-12882
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php7.2/7.2.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1