[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65188: Uploading PNG images with a larger number of colors causes timeouts and eventually CPU starvation

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#65188: Uploading PNG images with a larger number of colors causes timeouts and
eventually CPU starvation
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 Reporter:  romainmrhenry  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upload         |     Version:  6.8
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by romainmrhenry):

 Thank you @siliconforks, we indeed intend to update to 6.9 in the coming
 months.

 Could this be backported to 6.8?

 Happy to already know that eventually this issue will be resolved for us
 when we update.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65188#comment:6>
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