diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f70a3adcd5b32..4495a951f4739 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Curl:
   . Fix failing tests due to string changes in libcurl 8.6.0. (Ayesh)
 
+- DOM:
+  . Fix unlikely memory leak in case of namespace removal with extremely deep
+    trees. (nielsdos)
+
 - FPM:
   . Fixed bug #75712 (getenv in php-fpm should not read $_ENV, $_SERVER).
     (Jakub Zelenka)
@@ -15,6 +19,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed array key as hash to string (case insensitive) comparison typo
     for the second operand buffer size (albeit unused for now). (A. Slepykh)
 
+5 Feb 2024, PHP 8.3.3
+
 - Core:
   . Fixed timer leak in zend-max-execution-timers builds. (withinboredom)
   . Fixed bug GH-12349 (linking failure on ARM with mold). (Jan Palus)
diff --git a/ext/dom/element.c b/ext/dom/element.c
index f87fbcccfef98..46f1100a767da 100644
--- a/ext/dom/element.c
+++ b/ext/dom/element.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void dom_deep_ns_redef(xmlNodePtr node, xmlNsPtr ns_to_redefine)
 			if (worklist_size == worklist_capacity) {
 				if (UNEXPECTED(worklist_capacity >= SIZE_MAX / 3 * 2 / sizeof(dom_deep_ns_redef_item))) {
 					/* Shouldn't be possible to hit, but checked for safety anyway */
-					return;
+					goto out;
 				}
 				worklist_capacity = worklist_capacity * 3 / 2;
 				worklist = erealloc(worklist, sizeof(dom_deep_ns_redef_item) * worklist_capacity);
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ static void dom_deep_ns_redef(xmlNodePtr node, xmlNsPtr ns_to_redefine)
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	efree(worklist);
 }