USN-3211-1 introduced a regression in PHP.
USN-3211-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP by updating to the new 7.0.15 upstream release. PHP 7.0.15 introduced a regression when using MySQL with large blobs. This update fixes the problem with a backported fix.
2 March 2017
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
USN-3211-1 introduced a regression in PHP.
USN-3211-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP by updating to the new 7.0.15 upstream release. PHP 7.0.15 introduced a regression when using MySQL with large blobs. This update fixes the problem with a backported fix.
Original advisory 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)
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.