EasyApache4 2024-03-20 Maintenance and Security Release

cPanel, L.L.C. has released an update for EasyApache 4!  Take a look at some highlights below, and then join us on the cPanel Community Forums, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more. If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out on one of our social channels.

• ea-php82
• ea-php82-meta
  • EA-12016: Update ea-php82 from v8.2.16 to v8.2.17
• ea-php83
• ea-php83-meta
  • EA-12018: Update ea-php83 from v8.3.3 to v8.3.4
• ea-libxml2
  • EA-12022: Update ea-libxml2 from v2.12.4 to v2.12.6
    • [CVE-2024-25062] xmlreader: Don’t expand XIncludes when backtracking
• ea-nghttp2
  • EA-11992: Update ea-nghttp2 from v1.59.0 to v1.60.0
• scl-ruby24-passenger
  • EA-12025: Update scl-ruby24-passenger from v6.0.12 to v6.0.20
• ea-apache2-config
  • ZC-11694: Correct problem where changing MPM does not restart Apache
• ea-profiles-cpanel
  • ZC-11674: Add php-redis extension to WP2 profile
• ea-cpanel-tools
  • ZC-11660: Allow compatibility for profiles which include third-party packages
• ea-ruby24-meta
  • EA-12025: Update bundler version requirement to allow to install for scl-ruby24-passenger

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with libxm;2 version 2.12.6. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2024-25062. We strongly encourage all libxml2 users up upgrade to version 2.12.6.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of libxml2 through 2.12.5

SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:

CVE-2024-250622 – HIGH
libxml2 2.12.6
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-25062.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on March 20, 2024, with libxml2 version 2.12.6. Unless you have enabled automatic package updates in your cron, update your system with either your package manager or WHM’s Run System Update interface.

REFERENCES
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25062
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases

https://news.cpanel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EA4-2024-3-20-CVE.signed.txt

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2024 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes.