USN-3211-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• php7.0 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when
unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-7479)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when
unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-9137)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled unserializing certain
wddxPacket XML documents. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9935)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when
unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-9936)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain EXIF data. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial
of service. (CVE-2016-10158)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR archives. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10159)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain PHAR archives. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10160)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when
unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10161)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled unserializing certain
wddxPacket XML documents. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10162)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain invalid objects when
unserializing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-5340)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.10

• libapache2-mod-php7.0 - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
• php7.0-cgi - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
• php7.0-cli - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.10.2
• php7.0-fpm - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.10.2

Ubuntu 16.04

• libapache2-mod-php7.0 - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
• php7.0-cgi - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
• php7.0-cli - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
• php7.0-fpm - 7.0.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

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

• CVE-2016-7479
• CVE-2016-9137
• CVE-2016-9935
• CVE-2016-9936
• CVE-2016-10158
• CVE-2016-10159
• CVE-2016-10160
• CVE-2016-10161
• CVE-2016-10162
• CVE-2017-5340

Related notices

• USN-3196-1