Ubuntu Security Update USN-5300-3: PHP vulnerabilities

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USN-5300-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 21.10. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-9253, CVE-2017-8923, CVE-2017-9118, CVE-2017-9120) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-9119) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts with XML parsing functions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-21707)

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