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EasyApache 4 Jan 29 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.

EA4

ea-apache2
     • COBRA-10700: Optimize finding a module

ea-apache2-config
     • EA-8629: Prevent caching of defaultwebpage.cgi redirect

ea-cpanel-tools
     • EA-8784: Add PHP 7.1 to EOL recommendations

ea-freetds
     • EA-8839: Update to version 1.1.24 and make libtdsodbc.so available

ea-nodejs10
     • EA-8841: Update ea-nodejs10 from v10.17.0 to v10.18.1

ea-tomcat85
     • EA-8842: Update ea-tomcat85 from v8.5.49 to v8.5.50

mod_security2
     • EA-8753: Compile mod_security2 with yajl-devel for JSON

scl-php72
     • EA-8850: Update scl-php72 from v7.2.26 to v7.2.27

scl-php72-meta
     • EA-8850: Update scl-php72 from v7.2.26 to v7.2.27

scl-php73
     • EA-8851: Update scl-php73 from v7.3.13 to v7.3.14

scl-php73-meta
     • EA-8851: Update scl-php73 from v7.3.13 to v7.3.14

EA4-Experimental

ea-nginx
     • EA-8840: Update ea-nginx from v1.17.6 to v1.17.8

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 7.2.27 and 7.3.14. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2020-7060 and CVE-2020-7059. We strongly encourage all PHP 7.2 users to upgrade to version 7.2.27 and all PHP 7.3 users to upgrade to version 7.3.14.


AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP through 7.2.26
All versions of PHP through 7.3.13


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

CVE-2020-7060 – MEDIUM
PHP 7.2.27
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7060

PHP 7.3.13
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7060

CVE-2020-7059
PHP 7.2.27
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7059

PHP 7.3.14
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7059

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on January 29th, 2020, with updated versions of PHP versions 7.2.27 and 7.3.14. 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-2020-7060
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7059
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

For the PGP-signed message, please see EA4-2020-1-29-CVE.signed

More Information

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2020 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.