Advisory Published

USN-3902-2: PHP vulnerabilities

First published: Tue Mar 12 2019(Updated: )

USN-3902-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the PHP XML-RPC module incorrectly handled decoding XML data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9020, CVE-2019-9024) It was discovered that the PHP PHAR module incorrectly handled certain filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9021) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled mbstring regular expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-9023)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/php5-cli<5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=12.04
All of
ubuntu/php5-cgi<5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=12.04
All of
ubuntu/libapache2-mod-php5<5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=12.04
All of
ubuntu/php5-fpm<5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=12.04
All of
ubuntu/php5-xmlrpc<5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=12.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What vulnerability does USN-3902-2 address?

    USN-3902-2 addresses PHP vulnerabilities.

  • What is the severity of the PHP vulnerabilities?

    The severity of the PHP vulnerabilities is not specified.

  • Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by the PHP vulnerabilities?

    The PHP vulnerabilities affect Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

  • How can I fix the PHP vulnerabilities?

    To fix the PHP vulnerabilities, update the affected software to version 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.33.

  • Where can I find more information about the PHP vulnerabilities?

    You can find more information about the PHP vulnerabilities at the following references: [CVE-2019-9020](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9020), [CVE-2019-9021](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9021), [CVE-2019-9023](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9023).

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