Mageia 2018-0433: mediawiki security update
Summary
Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities:
'$wgRateLimits' entry for 'user' overrides 'newbie' (CVE-2018-0503).
When a log event is (partially) hidden Special:Redirect/logid can link
to the incorrect log and reveal hidden information (CVE-2018-0504).
BotPasswords can bypass CentralAuth's account lock (CVE-2018-0505).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23662
- https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/LEXZ2QALRATNRZBLFXYWCIJH4G5S2L3T/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0503
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0504
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0505
Resolution
MGASA-2018-0433 - Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilities
SRPMS
- 6/core/mediawiki-1.27.5-1.mga6
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