MediaWiki: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (CVE-2021-42040)
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
10/06/2021
11/28/2021
11/26/2021
11/26/2021
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(s)
- mediawiki-upgrade-latest
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