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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7171-1
December 18, 2024

phpunit vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

PHPUnit could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- phpunit: Unit testing suite for PHP

Details:

It was discovered that PHPUnit incorrectly handled web requests if exposed
to the internet. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achive remote
code execution or obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  phpunit                         5.1.3-1+ubuntu3+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7171-1
  CVE-2017-9841