Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, 25.04, 25.10: PHP Important Memory Issues USN-7953
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP. Software Description: - php8.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php8.3: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php7.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter Details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory while reading images in multi-chunk mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-14177) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory when element count exceeds 32-bit limit. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-14178)
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PHP. Software Description: - php8.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php8.3: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php7.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter - php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter Details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory while reading images in multi-chunk mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-14177) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory when element count exceeds 32-bit limit. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-14178)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 php8.4 8.4.11-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 25.04 php8.4 8.4.5-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS php8.3 8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.6 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.23 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.29+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 php8.4 8.4.11-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 25.04 php8.4 8.4.5-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS php8.3 8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.6 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.23 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.29+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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