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 Slack, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more.

2019-8-7

• php-cli
  • EA-8537: Fix php version detection when cwd is a symlink.
• mod_ruid2
  • ZC-5378: Do not call distiller if its does not exist.
• ea-tomcat85
  • EA-8590: Fix syntax errors in user-init.sh
• ea-nodejs10
  • EA-8592: Update ea-nodejs10 to 10.16.1, drop 10.16.0.
• ea-apache2-config
  • EA-8572: Fixed typo in setting RLimitCPU and RLimitMEM
• php71
  • EA-8595: Update PHP 7.1 to 7.1.31, drop 7.1.30.
• php71-meta
  • EA-8595: Update PHP 7.1 to 7.1.31, drop 7.1.30.
• php72
  • EA-8593: Update PHP 7.2 to 7.2.21, drop 7.2.20.
• php72-meta
  • EA-8593: Update PHP 7.2 to 7.2.21, drop 7.2.20.
• php73
  • EA-8594: Update PHP 7.3 to 7.3.8, drop 7.3.7.
• php73-meta
  • EA-8594: Update PHP 7.3 to 7.3.8, drop 7.3.7.
    
    

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 RPMs for EasyApache 4 with PHP versions 7.1.31, 7.2.21, and 7.3.8. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2019-11041 and CVE-2019-11042, plus other vulnerabilities with no number currently assigned. We strongly encourage all PHP 7.1 users to upgrade to version 7.1.31, all PHP 7.2 users to upgrade to version 7.2.21, and all PHP 7.3 users to upgrade to version 7.3.8.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP 7.1 through 7.1.30
All versions of PHP 7.2 through 7.2.20
All versions of PHP 7.3 through 7.3.7

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

CVE-2019-11041 – MEDIUM

PHP 7.1.31
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11041

PHP 7.2.21
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11041

PHP 7.3.8
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11041

CVE-2019-11042 – MEDIUM

PHP 7.1.31
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11042

PHP 7.2.21
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11042

PHP 7.3.8
Fixed bug in Exif module related to CVE-2019-11042

This release also contains other vulnerabilities with no CVE number currently assigned.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on August 7, 2019, with updated versions of PHP versions 7.1.31, 7.2.21, and 7.3.8. Unless you have enabled automatic RPM updates in your cron, update your system with either yum update or WHM’s Run System Update interface.

REFERENCES
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11041
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11042
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

For the PGP-signed message, please see EA4-2019-8-7-CVE.signed

More Information

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2019 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. To ensure that you receive up-to-date product news from cPanel, we encourage you to subscribe to the Product and Security updates mailing list on our website. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.