High [CVE-2026-7568] signed integer overflow in metaphone()
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-7568 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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Summary
signed integer overflow in metaphone(). Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.5).
Weakness: CWE-190. Affected package(s): php, php8.4, php:8.2, php:7.4, php:8.3.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:22649 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
- php-0:8.0.30-6.el9_8
- php8.4-0:8.4.21-1.el10_2
- php:8.2-9080020260521080715.9
- php:7.4-8100020260604072603.f7998665
- php:8.3-9080020260521113736.9
- php-0:8.3.31-1.el10_2
- php:8.2-8100020260521052503.f7998665
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:22649
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:22649 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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