Debian: DSA-3681-2: wordpress regression update

Date 01 Oct 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that the patch to fix CVE-2016-6635 added a function already present in the code, preventing the website to display completely. The package has been updated to fix this regression.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3681-2                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Yves-Alexis Perez
October 01, 2016                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : wordpress
Debian Bug     : #839190

It was discovered that the patch to fix CVE-2016-6635 added a function already
present in the code, preventing the website to display completely. The package
has been updated to fix this regression.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u11.

We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.

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