vulnerability
MediaWiki: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (CVE-2021-42040)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 6, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 6, 2021
Added
Nov 26, 2021
Modified
Nov 26, 2021
Description
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop (and php-fpm hang) within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion.
Solution
mediawiki-upgrade-latest
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