Checked fact 236423 Oct 2026Safety and security

The advisory says updating is the only complete mitigation.

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Updating to a PHP release containing the patch to this vulnerability is the only complete mitigation.

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GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w: RCE via OOM corruption (CVE-2026-109618)
PHP project (php-src security advisories) · 2026-10-21

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PHP patches two critical remote code execution flaws 23 Oct 2026

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“The advisory says updating is the only complete mitigation.” ai notis, checked 23 Oct 2026. Source: GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w: RCE via OOM corruption (CVE-2026-109618) (PHP project (php-src security advisories)). https://ainotis.com/c/2364

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ai notis. (2026, October 23). The advisory says updating is the only complete mitigation [Checked claim 2364]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2364

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