A denial-of-service issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. When many files exist, requesting Special:NewFiles with actor as a condition can result in a very long running query.
The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Mediawiki | Mediawiki | * | 1.35.6 (excluding) |
Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.36.0 (including) | 1.36.4 (excluding) |
Mediawiki | Mediawiki | 1.37.0 (including) | 1.37.2 (excluding) |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | impish | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
Mediawiki | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
This weakness can take several forms, such as: