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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : PHP regression (USN-6305-3)

info Nessus Plugin ID 201861

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6305-3 advisory.

 USN-6305-2 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. The update caused a regression in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fix it.

 Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain XML files.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

 (CVE-2023-3823)

 It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR files.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,

 expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.

 (CVE-2023-3824)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6305-3

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 201861

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6305-3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/3/2024

Updated: 7/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-cgi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-xml, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-gd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-php7.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-fpm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-enchant, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-sybase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-pspell, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-imap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-phpdbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-sqlite3, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-readline, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-intl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-soap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-php7.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-dba, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-interbase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-bz2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-recode, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-curl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-cli, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-xsl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-json, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-odbc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-xsl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-snmp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-ldap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-fpm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-ldap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-mcrypt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-tidy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-mysql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-pspell, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-zip, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-opcache, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-odbc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-phpdbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-sybase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-xmlrpc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-bz2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-enchant, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-readline, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libphp7.0-embed, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-snmp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-gmp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-dba, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-xml, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-cgi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-gmp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-xmlrpc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-json, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-zip, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-cli, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-soap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-imap, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-intl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-sqlite3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-recode, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-gd, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-tidy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-opcache, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.0-mysql, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libphp7.2-embed, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-interbase, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2-curl

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2024

Reference Information

USN: 6305-3