- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: October 31, 2015 Bugs: #545944, #557844 ID: 201510-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaWiki, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service. Background ========== MediaWiki is a collaborative editing software used by large projects such as Wikipedia. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apps/mediawiki < 1.25.2 >= 1.25.2 *>= 1.24.3 *>= 1.23.10 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, and inject arbitrary web script or HTML. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MediaWiki 1.25 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.25.2" All MediaWiki 1.24 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.24.3" All MediaWiki 1.23 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mediawiki-1.23.10" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2015-2931 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2931 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-2932 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2932 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-2933 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2933 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-2934 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2934 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-2935 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2935 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-2936 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2936 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-2937 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2937 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-2938 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2938 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-2939 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2939 [ 10 ] CVE-2015-2940 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2940 [ 11 ] CVE-2015-2941 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2941 [ 12 ] CVE-2015-2942 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2942 [ 13 ] CVE-2015-6728 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6728 [ 14 ] CVE-2015-6729 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6729 [ 15 ] CVE-2015-6730 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6730 [ 16 ] CVE-2015-6731 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6731 [ 17 ] CVE-2015-6732 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6732 [ 18 ] CVE-2015-6733 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6733 [ 19 ] CVE-2015-6734 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6734 [ 20 ] CVE-2015-6735 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6735 [ 21 ] CVE-2015-6736 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6736 [ 22 ] CVE-2015-6737 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6737 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5