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Medium · 5.9 CVE-2025-6491 EUVD-2025-21276

NULL Pointer Dereference in PHP SOAP Extension via Large XML Namespace Prefix

Published Jul 13, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by php

Description

In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.33, 8.2.* before 8.2.29, 8.3.* before 8.3.23, 8.4.* before 8.4.10 when parsing XML data in SOAP extensions, overly large (>2Gb) XML namespace prefix may lead to null pointer dereference. This may lead to crashes and affect the availability of the target server.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
PHP Group PHP 8.1.* – < 8.1.33, 8.2.* – < 8.2.29, 8.3.* – < 8.3.23, 8.4.* – < 8.4.10 8.1.33

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 php8.4 8.4.10-1 —
Debian 13 php8.4 8.4.10-1 —
Debian 12 php8.2 8.2.29-1~deb12u1 DSA-5967-1
Debian 11 php7.4 7.4.33-1+deb11u9 DLA-4254-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 25.10 php8.4 8.4.11-1ubuntu1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS php8.3 8.3.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.5 USN-7648-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS php8.1 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.22 USN-7648-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS php7.4 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.29+esm1 USN-7648-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS php7.2 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.17+esm9 USN-7648-2
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS php7.0 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm16 USN-7648-2
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS php5 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 apcu-panel +2 5.1.23-1.module+el9.4.0+20748+b46899d2 RHSA-2026:1409, RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 9 php +23 8.2.30-1.module+el9.7.0+23849+7b831f17 RHSA-2026:1409, RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 9 php-pecl-redis6 6.1.0-2.module+el9.6.0+22647+1741ae35 RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 9 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.3-4.module+el9.4.0+20748+b46899d2 RHSA-2026:1409, RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 9 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el9.4.0+20796+bd4564df RHSA-2026:1409, RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 9 php-pecl-zip 1.22.3-1.module+el9.4.0+20748+b46899d2 RHSA-2026:1409, RHSA-2025:23309
RHEL 8 apcu-panel +2 5.1.18-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 libzip +2 1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 php +25 7.4.33-3.module+el8.10.0+23902+d3c8dd8f RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 php-pear 1:1.10.13-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 php-pecl-xdebug 2.9.5-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470
RHEL 8 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el8.10.0+20798+00eaeb41 RHSA-2026:1412
RHEL 8 php-pecl-zip 1.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+22485+a3539972 RHSA-2026:2470, RHSA-2026:1412

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 apcu-panel +2 5.1.23-1.module_el9.4.0+65+49ff6472 ALSA-2026:1409, ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 9 php +23 8.2.30-1.module_el9.7.0+205+fe410f10 ALSA-2026:1409, ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 9 php-pecl-redis6 6.1.0-2.module_el9.6.0+151+5f31e576 ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 9 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.3-4.module_el9.4.0+65+49ff6472 ALSA-2026:1409, ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 9 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module_el9.4.0+65+49ff6472 ALSA-2026:1409, ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 9 php-pecl-zip 1.22.3-1.module_el9.4.0+65+49ff6472 ALSA-2026:1409, ALSA-2025:23309
AlmaLinux 8 apcu-panel +2 5.1.18-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcb ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 libzip +1 1.6.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcb ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 libzip-devel 1.6.1-1.module_el8.6.0+3239+bedf0508 ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 php +25 7.4.33-3.module_el8.10.0+4114+3b36c618 ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 php-pear 1:1.10.13-1.module_el8.10.0+3935+28808425 ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.1-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcb ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 php-pecl-xdebug 2.9.5-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcb ALSA-2026:2470
AlmaLinux 8 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module_el8.10.0+3796+30ed3ef7 ALSA-2026:1412
AlmaLinux 8 php-pecl-zip 1.18.2-1.module_el8.6.0+2750+78feabcb ALSA-2026:2470, ALSA-2026:1412

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 php 8.3.26-1.module+el9.7.0+40049+21bbec6b RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 9 php-pecl-apcu 5.1.23-1.module+el9.7.0+40004+bf50a568 RLSA-2026:1409, RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 9 php-pecl-redis6 6.1.0-2.module+el9.7.0+40005+715283ec RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 9 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.3-4.module+el9.7.0+40003+454ed3c4 RLSA-2026:1409, RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 9 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el9.7.0+40004+bf50a568 RLSA-2026:1409, RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 9 php-pecl-zip 1.22.3-1.module+el9.7.0+40004+bf50a568 RLSA-2026:1409, RLSA-2025:23309
Rocky Linux 8 libzip 1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1912+72767185 RLSA-2026:2470, RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php 8.2.30-1.module+el8.10.0+40072+7124940c RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php-pear 1:1.10.13-1.module+el8.10.0+1605+02e07af7 RLSA-2026:2470, RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php-pecl-apcu 5.1.18-1.module+el8.10.0+1912+72767185 RLSA-2026:2470, RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.1-1.module+el8.4.0+414+2e7afcdd RLSA-2026:2470, RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php-pecl-xdebug 2.9.5-1.module+el8.10.0+1912+72767185 RLSA-2026:2470
Rocky Linux 8 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el8.10.0+1596+477f03f8 RLSA-2026:1412
Rocky Linux 8 php-pecl-zip 1.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+1912+72767185 RLSA-2026:2470, RLSA-2026:1412
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 php7 +2 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES 15 SP7 php8 +4 8.3.23-150700.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02462-1
SLES 15 SP7 php8-test 8.3.23-150700.3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2025:02462-1
SLES 15 SP6 php7 +4 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES 15 SP6 php8 +4 8.2.29-150600.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02474-1
SLES 15 SP6 php8-test 8.2.29-150600.3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2025:02474-1
SLES 15 SP5 php7 +3 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES 15 SP5 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
SLES 15 SP4 php7 +3 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES 15 SP4 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 php7 +3 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 php7 +3 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 php7 +3 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 php8 +5 8.0.30-150400.4.57.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02463-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed php8 8.4.10-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15340-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 php7 +5 7.4.33-150400.4.51.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02473-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 php8 +4 8.2.29-150600.3.19.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02474-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 php8-test 8.2.29-150600.3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2025:02474-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 php83 8.3.23-r0 —
Alpine v3.24 php84 8.4.9-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 php83 8.3.23-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 php84 8.4.9-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 php82 8.2.29-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 php83 8.3.23-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 php84 8.4.10-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 php81 8.1.33-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.1 +26 8.1.33-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2025-1087
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.2 +27 8.2.29-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2025-1088
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.3 +28 8.3.23-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2025-1114
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.4 +27 8.4.10-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2025-1113

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 php 8.3.23-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) php 8.1.33-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 apcu-panel +2 5.1.23-1.module+el9.4.0+90261+af5cc950 ELSA-2026-1409, ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 9 php +23 8.2.30-1.module+el9.7.0+90777+7055ad44 ELSA-2026-1409, ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 9 php-pecl-redis6 6.1.0-2.module+el9.6.0+90525+5083e899 ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 9 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.3-4.module+el9.4.0+90261+af5cc950 ELSA-2026-1409, ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 9 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el9.4.0+90261+af5cc950 ELSA-2026-1409, ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 9 php-pecl-zip 1.22.3-1.module+el9.4.0+90261+af5cc950 ELSA-2026-1409, ELSA-2025-23309
Oracle Linux 8 apcu-panel +2 5.1.18-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 libzip +2 1.6.1-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 php +25 7.4.33-3.module+el8.10.0+90781+f71ba651 ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 php-pear 1:1.10.13-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 php-pecl-rrd 2.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 php-pecl-xdebug 2.9.5-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470
Oracle Linux 8 php-pecl-xdebug3 3.2.2-2.module+el8.10.0+90469+8883f508 ELSA-2026-1412
Oracle Linux 8 php-pecl-zip 1.18.2-1.module+el8.10.0+90472+f810484b ELSA-2026-2470, ELSA-2026-1412

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