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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-40 ] MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 17 July 2021
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-40
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 17, 2021
Bugs: #780654, #797661
ID: 202107-40

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of
which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software used by large projects
such as Wikipedia.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/mediawiki < 1.36.1 >= 1.36.1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MediaWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.36.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30152
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30152
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-30154
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30154
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-30155
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30155
[ 4 ] CVE-2021-30157
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30157
[ 5 ] CVE-2021-30158
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30158
[ 6 ] CVE-2021-30159
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30159
[ 7 ] CVE-2021-30458
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30458
[ 8 ] CVE-2021-35197
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35197

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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