2026-10-21 13:43 UTC
Update your PHP (if you can), folks. That is, install PHP 8.5.12 to fix critical vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
https://www.php.net/archive/2026.php#2026-10-21-5
Until updates are available on your platform, I hear that setting in php.ini
memory_limit=-1
session.upload_progress.enabled=0
fatal_error_backtraces=0
can mitigate some attacks. Also:
Set a low post_max_size. For applications that don't require file uploads, set post_max_size = 8M. If file uploads are necessary, set post_max_size = 32M. Keep upload_max_filesize below post_max_size. Consider enforcing limits at the web server or proxy level for decoded request size, input field count, multipart part count, header count, and nesting depth. These limits must also cover requests without a usable Content-Length.
More info from:
Wiz
Calif
OpenAI
Fastly claims to see evidence of exploitation ITW
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@wdormann@infosec.exchange 2026-10-21 16:55
If we look at the Red Hat advisories for CVE-2026-109619 and CVE-2026-109619, we can see that the "Errata" and "Release Date" columns are empty. Which suggests that no fixes are available. But if we look at one of the affected products (RHEL9, php8.3), we can see that there is indeed an update available: RHSA-2026:87079 This sort of stuff makes me glad I'm not responsible for sysadmin stuff in the real world.