CVE-2021-42040

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. A parser function related to loop control allowed for an infinite loop and php-fpm hang within the Loops extension because egLoopsCountLimit is mishandled. This could lead to memory exhaustion...

CVE-2021-42040

CVE-2021-42040 affects MediaWiki up to 1.36.2, where a loop-control parser function in the Loops extension mishandles egLoopsCountLimit, allowing an infinite loop and potential memory exhaustion. Public references from PT-Security indicate upgrades to fixed branches: update to MediaWiki 1.36.3+ f...