Unchecked Input for Loop Condition Affecting php:8.2/libzip package, versions <0:1.7.3-1.module+el8.10.0+20770+a5eca186


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PHP-18580876
  • published7 Aug 2026
  • disclosed30 Jul 2026

Introduced: 30 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-7260  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-606  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 php:8.2/libzip to version 0:1.7.3-1.module+el8.10.0+20770+a5eca186 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:57574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php:8.2/libzip package and not the php:8.2/libzip package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Circular symbolic links in phar archives could lead to unbounded recursion, exhausting the C stack and crashing the PHP process, in PHP versions from 8.2.* before 8.2.33, from 8.3.* before 8.3.33, from 8.4.* before 8.4.24, and from 8.5.* before 8.5.9.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1