In any case this is not a bug in php5, but in apt dependencies
resolution.
** Package changed: php5 (Ubuntu) => apt (Ubuntu)
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I think I can reproduce the behaviour you're seeing, but I don't think
this is a bug.
If I use "apt-get install php5" after the security update has appeared,
then I see the behaviour you describe. But this is not