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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: php (CVE-2022-31627)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 296195

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of php installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-31627 advisory.

 - In PHP versions 8.1.x below 8.1.8, when fileinfo functions, such as finfo_buffer, due to incorrect patch applied to the third party code from libmagic, incorrect function May be used to free allocated memory, which May lead to heap corruption. (CVE-2022-31627)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31627

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 296195

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2022-31627.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31627

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-soap, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pdo-dblib, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pspell, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-opcache, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-enchant, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-xml, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-gmp, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-dba, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-ffi, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-snmp, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-mysqlnd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-fpm, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pdo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-ldap, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-process, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-embedded, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-dbg, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-tidy, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-intl, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-cli, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-gd, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-odbc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:php-sodium

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-31627