diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 061a9e9483a..e91dee30c4f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? ????, PHP 8.2.22
 
+- Phar:
+  . Fixed bug GH-14603 (null string from zip entry).
+    (David Carlier)
+
 - PHPDBG:
   . Fixed bug GH-14596 (crashes with ASAN and ZEND_RC_DEBUG=1).
     (David Carlier)
diff --git a/ext/phar/tests/gh14603.phpt b/ext/phar/tests/gh14603.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95b9fa30fd5
Binary files /dev/null and b/ext/phar/tests/gh14603.phpt differ
diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index 1472906c8b9..b610104acad 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ foundit:
 				}
 			}
 
-			zend_hash_str_add_ptr(&(PHAR_G(phar_alias_map)), actual_alias, mydata->alias_len, mydata);
+			zend_hash_str_add_ptr(&(PHAR_G(phar_alias_map)), alias, alias_len, mydata);
 			mydata->alias = pestrndup(alias, alias_len, mydata->is_persistent);
 			mydata->alias_len = alias_len;
 		} else {