Use After Free Affecting php:7.4/php-soap package, versions <0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PHP-4173372
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Aug 2020

Introduced: 6 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-7068  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 php:7.4/php-soap to version 0:7.4.19-1.module+el8.5.0+11143+cc873159 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4213.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php:7.4/php-soap package and not the php:7.4/php-soap package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 7.2.x below 7.2.33, 7.3.x below 7.3.21 and 7.4.x below 7.4.9, while processing PHAR files using phar extension, phar_parse_zipfile could be tricked into accessing freed memory, which could lead to a crash or information disclosure.

CVSS Scores

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