PHP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
php5 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
php7.0 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
php7.2 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
php7.4 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
USN-8948-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. This provides the corrosponding updates in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled out-of-memory conditions while processing requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109618 ) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly managed internal request state across worker reuse. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109619 )
USN-8948-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. This provides the corrosponding updates in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled out-of-memory conditions while processing requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109618 )
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly managed internal request state across worker reuse. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109619 )
USN-8948-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. This provides the corrosponding updates in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled out-of-memory conditions while processing requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109618 ) It was discovered that PHP incorrectly managed internal request state across worker reuse. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109619 )
USN-8948-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. This provides the corrosponding updates in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled out-of-memory conditions while processing requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109618 )
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly managed internal request state across worker reuse. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-109619 )
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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