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Bug #76284 auto_globals_jit doesn't detect all types of superglobal use
Submitted: 2018-04-28 22:38 UTC Modified: 2021-09-26 04:22 UTC
From: jocrutrisi at ibsats dot com Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: No Feedback Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.2.5 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2018-04-28 22:38 UTC] jocrutrisi at ibsats dot com 
Description:
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I was unexpectedly bit by "$_ENV undefined" notice when using auto_globals_jit.

Apparently PHP is very specific about what is considered a superglobal use and what isn't.

See examples below.

Test script:
---------------
// This is considered $_ENV use.
$foo = $_ENV['foo'];

// This is considered $_ENV use.
foreach ($_ENV as $k => $v);

// BUG: This is NOT considered $_ENV use (so I get a notice here that $_ENV is undefined)
$foo = $_ENV;

// BUG: Another example of the same problem (I get a notice $_ENV is undefined)
function foo() {
    return ['env' => $_ENV];
}
foo();

Expected result:
----------------
I expect JIT should work transparently. Any mention of $_ENV must cause $_ENV to get defined as if it always was.

The exceptions are rather odd, it's unclear why detection of use is not fully comprehensive.

Actual result:
--------------
Notice of undefined $_ENV.

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 [2018-04-29 04:59 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Package: PHP options/info functions +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2018-04-29 04:59 UTC] requinix@php.net 
Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we
need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce
this bug ourselves. 

A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>,
is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external 
resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a 
database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates 
all necessary tables, stored procedures etc.

Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report.

Works for me, and that exact code you posted won't do the job anyways. The repro script has to be precise, not some summarized version of your tests.
 [2018-05-03 20:04 UTC] jocrutrisi at ibsats dot com 
Hello, the samples I posted above are sufficient to reproduce the problems for me.

I just enable auto_globals_jit, make sure error reporting (and optionally error display) are on, and then:

<?php
$foo = $_ENV;
?>

This will produce:

<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: _ENV in <b>[...][...]</b> on line <b>2</b><br />

If you can't reproduce this, we might need to narrow down the situation. I only have access to 7.2.4 right now, BTW, but this wasn't available in the drop-down with versions, so I had to specify 7.2.5, seeing as the list of fixes contains nothing relevant.
 [2018-06-24 04:25 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you.
 [2018-06-24 09:18 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: No Feedback +Status: Re-Opened
 [2018-06-24 09:18 UTC] nikic@php.net 
Just tried this as well. I also can't reproduce under both cli and cli-server.

Can you please check if this occurs when running with -n? (I.e. php -n -d error_reporting=E_ALL -d auto_globals_jit=1)
 [2021-09-13 08:07 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Re-Opened +Status: Feedback -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2021-09-13 08:07 UTC] cmb@php.net 
If this is still an issue for you with any of the actively
supported PHP versions[1], please tell us the affected SAPI, and
also check @nikic's comment above.

[1] <https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php>
 [2021-09-26 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you.
 
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