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EasyApache 4 Dec 23 Release

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

• scl-php72
• scl-phh72-meta
     • EA-8797: Update scl-php72 from v7.2.25 to v7.2.26
     • Bcmath:
          • Fixed bug #78878 (Buffer underflow in bc_shift_addsub). (CVE-2019-11046)
     • Core:
          • Fixed bug #78862 (link() silently truncates after a null byte on Windows). (CVE-2019-11044)
          • Fixed bug #78863 (DirectoryIterator class silently truncates after a null byte). (CVE-2019-11045)
     • EXIF:
          • Fixed bug #78793 (Use-after-free in exif parsing under memory sanitizer). (CVE-2019-11050)
          • Fixed bug #78910 (Heap-buffer-overflow READ in exif). (CVE-2019-11047)

• scl-php73
• scl-php73-meta
     • EA-8798: Update scl-php73 from v7.3.12 to v7.3.13     
     • Bcmath:
          • Fixed bug #78878 (Buffer underflow in bc_shift_addsub). (CVE-2019-11046)     
     • Core:
          • Fixed bug #78862 (link() silently truncates after a null byte on Windows). (CVE-2019-11044)
          • Fixed bug #78863 (DirectoryIterator class silently truncates after a null byte). (CVE-2019-11045)
          • Fixed bug #78943 (mail() may release string with refcount==1 twice). (CVE-2019-11049)
     • EXIF:
          • Fixed bug #78793 (Use-after-free in exif parsing under memory sanitizer). (CVE-2019-11050)
          • Fixed bug #78910 (Heap-buffer-overflow READ in exif) (CVE-2019-11047)

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 7.2.26 and 7.3.13. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2019-11046, CVE-2019-11044, CVE-2019-11045, CVE-2019-11049, CVE-2019-11050, and CVE-2019-11047. We strongly encourage all PHP 7.2 users to upgrade to version 7.2.26 and all PHP 7.3 users to upgrade to version 7.3.13.


AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP through 7.2.25
All versions of PHP through 7.3.12


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

CVE-2019-11046 – MEDIUM

PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11046

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11046

CVE-2019-11044 – MEDIUM

PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11044

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11044

CVE-2019-11045 – MEDIUM
PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11045

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11045

CVE-2019-11049 – MEDIUM
PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11049

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11049

CVE-2019-11050 – MEDIUM

PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11050

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11050

CVE-2019-11047 – MEDIUM
PHP 7.2.26
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11047

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2019-11047


SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on December 23, 2019, with updated versions of PHP versions 7.2.26 and 7.3.13. 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-2019-11046
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11044
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11045
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11047
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11049
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11050
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

For the PGP-signed message, please see EA4-2019-12-23-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.