USN-8743-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Publication date

10 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.


Packages

  • php8.1 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
  • php8.3 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
  • php8.5 - HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled backslash escaping in the
PostgreSQL extension. An attacker could use this issue to perform SQL
injection attacks. (CVE-2026-17543)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs to the
bccomp() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause an out-of-
bounds write, resulting in a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-17544)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled circular symbolic links in
phar archives. An attacker could use this issue to cause unbounded
recursion, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-7260)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled backslash escaping in the
PostgreSQL extension. An attacker could use this issue to perform SQL
injection attacks. (CVE-2026-17543)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs to the
bccomp() function. An attacker could use this issue to cause an out-of-
bounds write, resulting in a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-17544)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled circular symbolic links in
phar archives. An attacker could use this issue to cause unbounded
recursion, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-7260)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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