Fixed bug #78898

Author: nikic

NEWS

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     (Antony Dovgal, Dmitry)
   . Fixed bug #78296 (is_file fails to detect file). (cmb)
   . Fixed bug #78883 (fgets(STDIN) fails on Windows). (cmb)
+  . Fixed bug #78898 (call_user_func(['parent', ...]) fails while other
+    succeed). (Nikita)
 
 - GD:
   . Fixed bug #78849 (GD build broken with -D SIGNED_COMPARE_SLOW). (cmb)

Zend/tests/bug78898.phpt

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #78898: call_user_func(['parent', ...]) fails while other succeed
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class A
+{
+	protected function _x()
+	{
+		echo "a";
+	}
+
+	public function __call($methodName, array $arguments)
+	{
+		throw new Exception("Unknown method.");
+	}
+}
+
+class B extends A
+{
+	public function x()
+	{
+		parent::_x();
+		call_user_func('parent::_x');
+		call_user_func(['parent', '_x']);
+	}
+}
+
+$b = new B;
+$b->x();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+aaa

Zend/zend_API.c

@@ -3117,11 +3117,13 @@ static zend_always_inline int zend_is_callable_check_func(int check_flags, zval
 		     ((fcc->object && fcc->calling_scope->__call) ||
 		      (!fcc->object && fcc->calling_scope->__callstatic)))) {
 			scope = zend_get_executed_scope();
-			if (fcc->function_handler->common.scope != scope
-			 || !zend_check_protected(zend_get_function_root_class(fcc->function_handler), scope)) {
-				retval = 0;
-				fcc->function_handler = NULL;
-				goto get_function_via_handler;
+			if (fcc->function_handler->common.scope != scope) {
+				if ((fcc->function_handler->common.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE)
+				 || !zend_check_protected(zend_get_function_root_class(fcc->function_handler), scope)) {
+					retval = 0;
+					fcc->function_handler = NULL;
+					goto get_function_via_handler;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	} else {