According to this changelog excerpt from the current package in Quantal (as part of 5.4.6-1ubuntu1), the embed SAPI was enabled in that update:
php5 (5.4.1-1) unstable; urgency=low * Imported Upstream version 5.4.1 + Fixed insufficient validating of upload name leading to corrupted $_FILES indices). (CVE-2012-1172). + Add open_basedir checks to readline_write_history and readline_read_history. + Add Apache 2.4 support (.deb package in experimental comming soon) + Added debug info handler to DOM objects. * Remove Breaks: on php applications on maintainer requests: + simplesamlphp + php-horde-auth * Add better configuration snippet for CGI (Closes: #571795) * Update a description of PHP language based on the text from upstream web page (http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro-whatis.php) * Enable embed SAPI (Closes: #380731) * Add lintian override for libphp5-embed: embedded-library usr/lib/libphp5.so: file * Add ldconfig to libphp5-embed.{postinst,postrm} * Fix #EXTRA# processing for SAPIs (extra ; at the end of sed cmd) -- Ondrej SurĂ½ <ond...@debian.org> Thu, 03 May 2012 13:29:07 +0200 I'm going to mark this one as "Fix Released" now that this was fixed in Quantal, as it is part of 5.4.6-1ubuntu1. ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-1172 ** Changed in: php5 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191251 Title: [needs-packaging] php5-embed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/191251/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs