USN-8564-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Publication date

20 July 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.


Packages

  • php8.1 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
  • php8.3 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
  • php8.5 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain TLS setup failures,
resulting in a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-12184)

It was discovered that PHP contained a buffer allocation flaw in the
OpenSSL extension when using the AES-WRAP-PAD algorithm. An attacker could
use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-14355)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain TLS setup failures,
resulting in a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-12184)

It was discovered that PHP contained a buffer allocation flaw in the
OpenSSL extension when using the AES-WRAP-PAD algorithm. An attacker could
use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-14355)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute php8.5 –  8.5.4-0ubuntu1.2
24.04 LTS noble php8.3 –  8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.10
22.04 LTS jammy php8.1 –  8.1.2-1ubuntu2.25

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