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EasyApache 4 Mar 25 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 Discord or Reddit to talk about this update and much more.

March 25th

ea-apache2

  • EA-8786: Patch apxs to use the correct value for top_builddir
  • EA-8927: Patch apache 2.4.x httpd for OCSP stapling bug
  • EA-8876: Made ea-apache24 require ea-apache24-mod_headers

ea-apache2-config

  • ZC-3620: Factor in non-global includes from the include editor

scl-ioncube10

  • EA-8865: Add php-cli as a dependency

scl-php72
scl-php72-meta

  • EA-8931: Update scl-php72 from v7.2.28 to v7.2.29

scl-php73
scl-php73-meta

  • EA-8932: Update scl-php73 from v7.3.15 to v7.3.16


scl-sourceguardian

  • EA-8865: Add php-cli as a dependency


scl-suhosin

  • EA-8865: Add php-cli as a dependency


scl-zendguard

  • EA-8865: Add php-cli as a dependency


ea-apache24-mod_pagespeed

  • EA-8527: Move out of experimental to production

EA4-experimental


scl-snuffleupagus

  • EA-8865: Add php-cli as a dependency

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 7.2.29 and 7.3.16 This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2020-7064, CVE-2020-7065, and CVE-2020-7066. We strongly encourage all PHP 7.2 users to upgrade to version 7.2.29 and all PHP 7.3 users to upgrade to version 7.3.16.


AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP through 7.2.28
All versions of PHP through 7.3.15


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

CVE-2020-7066 – MEDIUM


PHP 7.2.29
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7066

PHP 7.3.16
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7066


CVE-2020-7064 – MEDIUM


PHP 7.2.29
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7064

PHP 7.3.16
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7064


CVE-2020-7065 – MEDIUM


PHP 7.2.29
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7065

PHP 7.3.16 – MEDIUM
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-7065


SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on March 25, 2020, with updated versions of PHP versions 7.2.29 and 7.3.16. 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-2020-7064
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7065
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7066
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php

For a PGP-signed message, please see EA4-2020-3-25-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.