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.
References
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I0caf6f129f94612b5bcf406a171aa5ffedea1f80 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T287347 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2021-10-06T20:28:59
Updated: 2021-10-06T20:28:59
Reserved: 2021-10-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-42040
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-10-06T21:15:07.213
Modified: 2021-10-14T18:52:28.733
Link: CVE-2021-42040
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE