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EasyApache October 5 Release

October 5, 2022

We are happy to announce that cPanel, L.L.C. has released an update for EasyApache 4! Take a look at some highlights below, and then join us on the cPanel Community Forums, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more. If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out on one of our social channels.

  • ea-php81
  • ea-php81-meta
    • EA-10958: Update ea-php81 from v8.1.10 to v8.1.11
    • phar wrapper: DOS when using quine gzip file. (CVE-2022-31628)
    • Don’t mangle HTTP variable names that clash with ones that have a specific semantic meaning. (CVE-2022-31629)
  • ea-php80
  • ea-php80-meta
    • EA-10961: Update ea-php80 from v8.0.23 to v8.0.24
    • phar wrapper: DOS when using quine gzip file. (CVE-2022-31628)
    • Don’t mangle HTTP variable names that clash with ones that have a specific semantic meaning. (CVE-2022-31629) 
  • ea-php74
  • ea-php74-meta
    • EA-10957: Update ea-php74 from v7.4.30 to v7.4.32
    • phar wrapper: DOS when using quine gzip file. (CVE-2022-31628)
    • Don’t mangle HTTP variable names that clash with ones that have a specific semantic meaning. (CVE-2022-31629)
  • ea-apache2-config
    • EA-10947: Use %{local}p to send correct port to splitlogs when piped logging is enabled

This release includes a security patch that has been issued a fix for a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), the details of which are included below.

SUMMARY
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with PHP versions 8.1.11, 8.0.24, and 7.4.32. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2022-31628 and CVE-2022-31629. We strongly encourage all PHP 8.21 users to update to version 8.1.11, all PHP 8.0 users to update to version 8.0.24, and all PHP 7.4 users to update to version 7.4.32.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP 8.1 through 8.1.10.
All versions of PHP 8.0 through 8.0.23.
All versions of PHP 7.4 through 7.4.30.

SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:

CVE-2022-31628 – MEDIUM
PHP 8.1.11
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31628.

PHP 8.0.24
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31628.

PHP 7.4.32
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31628.

CVE-2022-31629 – MEDIUM
PHP 8.1.11
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31629.

PHP 8.0.24
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31629.

PHP 7.4.32
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-31629.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on October 5, 2022, with PHP versions 8.1.11, 8.0.24, and 7.4.32. Unless you have enabled automatic package updates in your cron, update your system with either your package manager or WHM’s Run System Update interface.

REFERENCES
CVE – CVE-2022-31628
CVE – CVE-2022-31629
PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog
PHP: PHP 8 ChangeLog
PHP: PHP 8 ChangeLog

More Information

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2022 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. Feel free to join us on the cPanel Community Forums, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more.