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Assertion failure at Zend/zend_hash.c:3076

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Description

Description

The following code:

<?php
set_error_handler(function() {
$GLOBALS['x'] = $GLOBALS['y'];
});
function x(&$s) {
$s[0] = 1;
};
x($y);
arsort($y, $fusion);

Resulted in this output:

/php-src/Zend/zend_hash.c:3076: void zend_array_sort_ex(HashTable *, sort_func_t, bucket_compare_func_t, _Bool): Assertion `(zend_gc_refcount(&(ht)->gc) == 1) || ((ht)->u.flags & (1<<6))' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
PHP Version

nightly

Operating System

ubuntu 22.04

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Research direction

Reproduce the provided PHP snippet on the nightly build, then inspect the assertion at Zend/zend_hash.c:3076 and the arsort path it reports. Done means the reproducer no longer aborts with the zend_array_sort_ex assertion and its behavior is covered by an appropriate regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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