Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
USN-4009-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
5 June 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
USN-4009-1 fixed several vulnerabilities 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 decoding certain MIME headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-11039)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain exif tags in images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11040)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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