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title: "CVE-2024-8932\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8932?format=md
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# CVE-2024-8932

Publication date 22 November 2024

Last updated 19 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8932?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

In PHP versions 8.1.\* before 8.1.31, 8.2.\* before 8.2.26, 8.3.\* before
8.3.14, uncontrolled long string inputs to ldap\_escape() function on 32-bit
systems can cause an integer overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds write.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8932?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| php5 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |
| php7.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm14  Ubuntu Pro |
| php7.2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| php7.4 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.26 |
| php8.1 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.20 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| php8.3 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 8.3.11-0ubuntu0.24.10.4 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.3 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

PEAR issues should go against php-pear as of xenial

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-8932)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8932)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-8932)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-8932)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7157-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7157-1)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 13 December 2024

+ [USN-7157-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7157-2)
+ PHP regression
+ 13 December 2024

+ [USN-7157-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7157-3)
+ PHP vulnerabilities
+ 29 January 2025

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8932>
* <https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-g665-fm4p-vhff>
* <https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/90c851a8b1dc409d074ab369acbfd318bc8aea4e (php-8.2.26)>
