Bug 1223422 (CVE-2015-4026)

Summary: CVE-2015-4026 php: pcntl_exec() accepts paths with NUL character
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Vasyl Kaigorodov <vkaigoro>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
Severity: low Docs Contact:
Priority: low    
Version: unspecifiedCC: bleanhar, ccoleman, dmcphers, fedora, jdetiber, jialiu, jkeck, jliggitt, jokerman, jorton, kseifried, lmeyer, mmaslano, mmccomas, rcollet, webstack-team
Target Milestone: ---Keywords: Security
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: php 5.4.41, php 5.5.25, php 5.6.9 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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It was found that certain PHP functions did not properly handle file names containing a NULL character. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a PHP script access unexpected files and bypass intended file system access restrictions.
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Last Closed: 2015-07-09 21:50:11 UTC Type: ---
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oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Bug Depends On: 1223447, 1228052, 1228053, 1228054, 1228055, 1228056, 1228057, 1228058, 1228059, 1228060, 1228061    
Bug Blocks: 1222994    

Description Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-05-20 13:29:21 UTC
It was reported that pcntl_exec() function does not check path validity, which may lead to information disclosure, or denial of service attack under certain circumstances.

Upstream report:
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68598

Upstream fix:
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=be9b2a95adb504abd5acdc092d770444ad6f6854

CVE request:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/479

Comment 1 Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-05-20 14:12:57 UTC
Created php tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1223447]

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2015-05-26 03:40:37 UTC
php-5.6.9-1.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 3 Tomas Hoger 2015-05-26 21:47:05 UTC
This is another CVE-2006-7243 (see bug 662707) like issue.  Fixed as part of the commit that addressed CVE-2015-4025 (bug 1223408 comment 2).

In case of pcntl_exec(), function argument is a command to be executed, hence is unlikely to be from an untrusted source.  Considering this a Low impact issue.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2015-05-27 16:13:12 UTC
php-5.6.9-1.fc21 has been pushed to the Fedora 21 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2015-05-27 16:23:30 UTC
php-5.5.25-1.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2015-06-23 08:13:31 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2015:1135 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2015-06-25 08:32:39 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS

Via RHSA-2015:1186 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1186.html

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2015-06-25 08:43:59 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS

Via RHSA-2015:1187 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1187.html

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-09 17:07:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2015:1218 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-09 18:53:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS

Via RHSA-2015:1219 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1219.html