========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7953-1 January 12, 2026
php7.2, php7.4, php8.1, php8.3, php8.4 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
Software Description:
- php8.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php8.3: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php8.1: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.4: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
- php7.2: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory while reading images
in multi-chunk mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu
25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-14177)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory when element count
exceeds 32-bit limit. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2025-14178)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled memory when using the PDO
PostgreSQL driver. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu
24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-14180)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
php8.4 8.4.11-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 25.04
php8.4 8.4.5-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
php8.3 8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.6
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.23
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.29+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7953-1
CVE-2025-14177, CVE-2025-14178, CVE-2025-14180
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.4/8.4.11-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.4/8.4.5-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.3/8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php8.1/8.1.2-1ubuntu2.23
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