Checked fact 248123 Oct 2026Safety and security

The PHP project’s advisory of 21 October 2026 says some distributions and LTS vendors provide backported fixes for PHP 8.1 and older: "contact your vendor for details, or upgrade to a supported version."

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Some distributions and LTS vendors provide backported fixes, so contact your vendor for details, or upgrade to a supported version.

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PHP News Archive 2026: security advisory and releases of 21 Oct 2026
PHP project · 2026-10-21

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“The PHP project’s advisory of 21 October 2026 says some distributions and LTS vendors provide backported fixes for PHP 8.1 and older: "contact your vendor for details, or upgrade to a supported version.".” ai notis, checked 23 Oct 2026. Source: PHP News Archive 2026: security advisory and releases of 21 Oct 2026 (PHP project). https://ainotis.com/c/2481

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ai notis. (2026, October 23). The PHP project’s advisory of 21 October 2026 says some distributions and LTS vendors provide backported fixes for PHP 8.1 and older: "contact your vendor for details, or upgrade to a supported version." [Checked claim 2481]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2481

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