========================================================================= Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4166-2 October 29, 2019 php5 vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: PHP could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter Details: USN-4166-1 fixed a vulnerability in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain paths when being used in FastCGI configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6 php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6 php5-cli 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6 php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.29+esm6 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.40 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4166-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4166-1 CVE-2019-11043