Red Hat Security Advisory: php security update
Multiple vulnerabilities affecting the PHP HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams were addressed in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update. These include issues with header parsing, omission of basic authentication headers, improper handling of invalid headers, incorrect content-type headers on redirected resources, and truncation of redirect locations. The update is rated as having moderate security impact.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses five vulnerabilities in PHP related to the HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams. The issues include improper handling of folded headers (CVE-2025-1217), omission of basic authentication headers (CVE-2025-1736), failure to reject headers with invalid names and missing colons (CVE-2025-1734), use of incorrect content-type headers when requesting redirected resources (CVE-2025-1219), and truncation of redirect locations to 1024 bytes (CVE-2025-1861). These flaws could lead to incorrect HTTP header processing in PHP scripts. The advisory provides updated PHP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams in PHP, potentially causing incorrect HTTP header processing. This may impact applications relying on PHP for HTTP communications, including authentication and redirection handling. The security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PHP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in the advisory RHSA-2025:7431 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the described issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: php security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities affecting the PHP HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams were addressed in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update. These include issues with header parsing, omission of basic authentication headers, improper handling of invalid headers, incorrect content-type headers on redirected resources, and truncation of redirect locations. The update is rated as having moderate security impact.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses five vulnerabilities in PHP related to the HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams. The issues include improper handling of folded headers (CVE-2025-1217), omission of basic authentication headers (CVE-2025-1736), failure to reject headers with invalid names and missing colons (CVE-2025-1734), use of incorrect content-type headers when requesting redirected resources (CVE-2025-1219), and truncation of redirect locations to 1024 bytes (CVE-2025-1861). These flaws could lead to incorrect HTTP header processing in PHP scripts. The advisory provides updated PHP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the HTTP stream wrapper and libxml streams in PHP, potentially causing incorrect HTTP header processing. This may impact applications relying on PHP for HTTP communications, including authentication and redirection handling. The security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated PHP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official Red Hat update as described in the advisory RHSA-2025:7431 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update will remediate the described issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:7431
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-1219","CVE-2025-1734","CVE-2025-1736","CVE-2025-1861"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049e927e9c7971983592e
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:41 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:37:50 UTC
Last updated: 06/27/2026, 23:33:11 UTC
Views: 3
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