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Re: PHP 5.4.23 (custom 5.4-5.6) backported patch for PHP2Shell OOM vulnerability (CVE-2026-109618)

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Re: PHP 5.4.23 (custom 5.4-5.6) backported patch for PHP2Shell OOM vulnerability (CVE-2026-109618)

A discussion emerged regarding how PHP 5.4.23 should handle out-of-memory conditions related to CVE-2026-109618, specifically whether crashing the process would be preferable to applying a large upstream patch.

Why it matters: Practitioners running PHP 5.4 through 5.6 need to evaluate the patch for this CVSS 9.2 vulnerability and decide on their mitigation approach before exploitation increases.

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Re: PHP 5.4.23 (custom 5.4-5.6) backported patch for PHP2Shell OOM vulnerability (CVE-2026-109618)

A discussion emerged regarding how to handle out-of-memory conditions in a PHP backport for CVE-2026-109618, with a contributor questioning whether crashing the process might be preferable to the upstream patch approach.

Why it matters: Practitioners running PHP 5.4 through 5.6 should track this fix for CVE-2026-109618 (CVSS 9.2), which is listed on the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and under active exploitation.

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