Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2379-2 mediawiki -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
28 Sep 2020
Affected Packages:
mediawiki
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 971264.
More information:

The update of mediawiki released as DLA-2379-1 contained a defect in the patch for CVE-2020-25827 which caused all pages to fail to render, producing instead a syntax error. Updated mediawiki packages are now available to correct this issue.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.27.7-1~deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your mediawiki packages.

For the detailed security status of mediawiki please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mediawiki

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS