NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php-bcmath package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PHPBCMATH-16778460
  • published20 May 2026
  • disclosed10 May 2026

Introduced: 10 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-7262  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 php-bcmath.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-bcmath package and not the php-bcmath package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PHP versions 8.2.* before 8.2.31, 8.3.* before 8.3.31, 8.4.* before 8.4.21, and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, when a SOAP server has a typemap configured, the decoding process contains a mistake which checks the wrong variable in case of missing value element.  This leads to dereferences a NULL pointer, causing a segmentation fault. This allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the PHP SOAP server process, resulting in denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1