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EasyApache4 v25.2 Maintenance and Security Release

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-valkey72
    • EA-12639: Update ea-valkey72 from v7.2.7 to v7.2.8
      • (CVE-2024-46981) Lua script commands may lead to remote code execution. (#1513)
      • (CVE-2024-51741) Denial-of-service due to malformed ACL selectors. (#1514)
  • ea-ioncube13
  • ea-ioncube14
    • ZC-12409: Fix conflicts with other ionCube versions.
  • ea-libicu
    • EA-12626: Update ea-libicu from v69.1 to v76.1
  • ea-nodejs22
    • EA-12635: Update ea-nodejs22 from v22.12.0 to v22.13.0
  • ea-php74
  • ea-php80
  • ea-php81
    • ZC-12495: Do gcc like newer PHPs so that the libicu update won’t break the build

SUMMARY
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with an updated version of Valkey 7.2.8. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2024-46981 and CVE-2024-51741. We strongly encourage all Valkey users to update to version 7.2.8.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of Valkey through 7.2.7.

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

CVE-2024-46981 – HIGH
Valkey 7.2.8
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-46981

CVE-2024-51741 – HIGH
Valkey 7.2.8
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-51741

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 25.2 on January 15, 2025, with Valkey version 7.2.8. 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
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46981
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51741
https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/releases

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2025 EasyApache 4 Changelog.

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