ELA-1854-1 php7.3 security update

remote execution of arbitrary code

2026-10-21
Packagephp7.3
Version7.3.31-1~deb10u16 (buster)
Related CVEs CVE-2026-109618 CVE-2026-109619


Two critical vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a widely-used open source general purpose scripting language, which could result in remote execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2026-109618

Out-of-memory handling can interrupt PHP while internal request data
is only partially initialized.  Request cleanup may then treat the
invalid data as valid.

CVE-2026-109619

Request-owned internal global state can survive after its backing
memory has been freed.  A later request handled by the same worker
may use that stale state before normal initialization resets it.


For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 7.3.31-1~deb10u16.

We recommend that you upgrade your php7.3 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.