# Alexandre Daubois, PHP security team (personal blog): what they say

Alexandre Daubois, PHP security team (personal blog): inside account of the rumours and the leak; the claims this site attributes to them and their sources.

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# Alexandre Daubois, PHP security team (personal blog)

inside account of the rumours and the leak

## Claims this site attributes to this party

| Claim | Who says it | Status | Primary | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unauthenticated RCE over HTTP against Apache mod_php with default settings, before any application code runs | PHP security team (GHSA, oss-security), php.net | confirmed | 3/3 | [PHP](../../sources/github-ghsa-w8hw-w9fx-j79w/index.html) [oss-security](../../sources/openwall-oss-security-2026-10-21-6/index.html) [php.net](../../sources/php-net-advisory/index.html) |
| The fix removes longjmp() for out-of-memory errors in favour of a delayed soft OOM at the next VM safe point and a hard OOM via _exit(); the changelog line is 'Avoid state corruption via bailout' | PHP security team | confirmed | 3/3 | [PHP](../../sources/github-ghsa-w8hw-w9fx-j79w/index.html) [php.net](../../sources/php-net-changelog-8/index.html) [php-src](../../sources/github-php-src-branch-7.4-backport/index.html) |
| Updating is the only complete mitigation; the configuration measures reduce exposure to specific paths and do not make an installation safe | php.net; PHP security team | confirmed | 3/3 | [php.net](../../sources/php-net-advisory/index.html) [oss-security](../../sources/openwall-oss-security-2026-10-21-7/index.html) [PHP](../../sources/github-ghsa-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp/index.html) |
| The leak started with an anonymous Hacker News post citing a reliable source, which came down after screenshots spread; a screenshot of the 'PHP2Shell tool' credited to Calif.io and a short exploitation video also went up and came downContradicts the Foundation's 'no technical details leaked' and The Hacker News's 'a proof-of-concept exploit leaked'. No copy of the post, screenshot or video is in the vault. | Alexandre Daubois (PHP security team, personal blog) | reported | 0/1 | [Daubois](../../sources/daubois-blog-php2shell-rumors/index.html) |

## Its sources in the vault
- [What the PHP2Shell rumors got wrong, from inside the PHP security team](../../sources/daubois-blog-php2shell-rumors/index.html) Alexandre Daubois (PHP security team / PHP Foundation)

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