cPanel, L.L.C. has released a security 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-openssl11
  • EA-11578: Update ea-openssl11 from v1.1.1u to v1.1.1v
  •     – Fix excessive time spent checking DH q parameter value (CVE-2023-3817)
        – Fix DH_check() excessive time with over sized modulus (CVE-2023-3446)

• ea-php80
• ea-php80-meta
  • EA-11590: Update ea-php80 from v8.0.29 to v8.0.30
  •   – Libxml:
            Fixed bug GHSA-3qrf-m4j2-pcrr (Security issue with external entity loading in XML without enabling it). (CVE-2023-3823)
        – Phar:
            Fixed bug GHSA-jqcx-ccgc-xwhv (Buffer mismanagement in phar_dir_read()). (CVE-2023-3824)

• ea-php81
• ea-php81-meta
  • EA-11589: Update ea-php81 from v8.1.21 to v8.1.22
  •   – Libxml:
            Fixed bug GHSA-3qrf-m4j2-pcrr (Security issue with external entity loading in XML without enabling it). (CVE-2023-3823)
        – Phar:
            Fixed bug GHSA-jqcx-ccgc-xwhv (Buffer mismanagement in phar_dir_read()). (CVE-2023-3824)

• scl-autotools-latest-m4
  • ZC-11101: Fix unresolvable `Name` (by hard coding it)

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with OpenSSL version 1.1.1v, PHP 8.0 version 8.0.30, and PHP 8.1 version 8.1.22. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2023-3817, CVE-2023-3446, CVE-2023-3823, and CVE-2023-3824. We strongly encourage all OpenSSL users to upgrade to version 1.1.1v, all PHP 8.0 users to upgrade to version 8.0.30, and all PHP 8.1 users to upgrade to version 8.1.22.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of OpenSSL through 1.1.1u.
All versions of PHP 8.0 through 8.0.29.
All versions of PHP 8.1 through 8.1.21

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

CVE-2023-3817 – MEDIUM
OpenSSL 1.1.1v
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3817.

CVE-2023-3446 – MEDIUM
OpenSSL 1.1.1v
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3446.

CVE-2023-3823 – MEDIUM
PHP 8.1.22
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3823.

PHP 8.0.30
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3823.

CVE-2023-3824 – MEDIUM
PHP 8.1.22
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3823.

PHP 8.0.30
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-3823.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on August 9, 2023, with OpenSSL version 1.1.1v, PHP version 8.1.22, and PHP version 8.0.30. 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-2023-3823
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3824
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3817
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3446
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#PHP_8_0
https://www.php.net/ChangeLog-8.php#PHP_8_1
https://www.openssl.org/news/cl111.txt

https://news.cpanel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EA4-2023-8-9-CVE.signed.txt

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2023 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production mailing lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.