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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: php (CVE-2024-8932)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 215815

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of php installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-8932 advisory.

 - In PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.31, 8.2.* before 8.2.26, 8.3.* before 8.3.14, uncontrolled long string inputs to ldap_escape() function on 32-bit systems can cause an integer overflow, resulting in an out-of- bounds write. (CVE-2024-8932)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8932

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 215815

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-8932.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8932

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-soap, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pdo-dblib, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pspell, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-opcache, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-enchant, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-xml, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-gmp, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-dba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-ffi, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-snmp, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-mysqlnd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-fpm, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pdo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-ldap, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-process, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-embedded, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-dbg, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-tidy, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-intl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-cli, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-gd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-odbc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-sodium

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8932

IAVA: 2024-A-0763