CVE-2025-14178
Publication date 27 December 2025
Last updated 8 January 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
In PHP versions:8.1.* before 8.1.34, 8.2.* before 8.2.30, 8.3.* before 8.3.29, 8.4.* before 8.4.16, 8.5.* before 8.5.1, a heap buffer overflow occurs in array_merge() when the total element count of packed arrays exceeds 32-bit limits or HT_MAX_SIZE, due to an integer overflow in the precomputation of element counts using zend_hash_num_elements(). This may lead to memory corruption or crashes and affect the integrity and availability of the target server.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| php5 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| php7.0 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| php7.2 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| php7.4 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| php8.1 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| php8.3 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| php8.4 | 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |