vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-41799: MediaWiki: Multiple Vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 11, 2021 | May 23, 2023 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 11, 2021
Added
May 23, 2023
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows a denial of service (resource consumption because of lengthy query processing time). ApiQueryBacklinks (action=query&list=backlinks) can cause a full table scan.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-mediawiki
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