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Bug #65493 set_time_limit not affect shell_exec function
Submitted: 2013-08-21 08:39 UTC Modified: 2013-08-21 09:34 UTC
From: chaced at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: CGI/CLI related
PHP Version: 5.4.18 OS: linux debian
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2013-08-21 08:39 UTC] chaced at gmail dot com 
Description:
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set_time_limit can't kill a process launched with shell_exec function.

Test script:
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<?
set_time_limit(10);
shell_exec("/bin/sleep 30");

Expected result:
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time php test.php 

real	0m10.032s
user	0m0.012s
sys	0m0.016s

Actual result:
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time php test.php 

real	0m30.032s
user	0m0.012s
sys	0m0.016s

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 [2013-08-21 09:34 UTC] ab@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix
 [2013-08-21 09:34 UTC] ab@php.net 
Executed process will block. Some workaround might be using pcntl.
 
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