Bug #78667 [Opn]: Segmentation fault when using clone in jsonSerilization method

From: Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 07:40:05 +0000
Subject: Bug #78667 [Opn]: Segmentation fault when using clone in jsonSerilization method
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78667&edit=1 ID: 78667 User updated by: aparcos at gmail dot com Reported by: aparcos at gmail dot com Summary: Segmentation fault when using clone in jsonSerilization method Status: Open Type: Bug -Package: Class/Object related +Package: PHP Language Specification -Operating System: Debian 10 +Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Changed affected OS & Package Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-10-12 21:44:49] aparcos at gmail dot com Description: ------------ A segmentation fault is going to happen when you accidentally uses clone inside the jsonSerialize method that implements JsonSerializable and return the new cloned object. If you uncomment the following test script, you will see that is going to be called several times until the recursive call get exhausted and finish given the segmentation fault. Test script: --------------- <?php class CloneThis implements JsonSerializable { public $date; public function jsonSerialize() { $clone = clone $this; // var_dump($this); // if ($this->date instanceof DateTime) { // $clone->date = $this->date->format('Y.m.d'); // } return $clone; } } $variable = new CloneThis; $variable->date = new DateTime(); echo json_encode($variable); Expected result: ---------------- I think should be : 1. or the current date. 2. or An error where many recursive calls are done (maybe) Actual result: -------------- //////////////////////////////// ...strings removed object(CloneThis)#52273 (1) { ["date"]=> string(10) "2019.10.12" } object(CloneThis)#52274 (1) { ["date"]=> string(10) "2019.10.12" } object(CloneThis)#52275 (1) { ["date"]=> string(10) "2019.10.12" } object(CloneThis)#52276 (1) { ["date"]=> string(10) "2019.10.12" } object(CloneThis)#52277 (1) { ["date"]=> Segment violation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78667&edit=1

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