CVE-2019-12471 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-12471: Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.30.0 through 1.32.1 has XSS. Loading user JavaScript from a non-existent account allows anyone to create the account, and perform XSS on users loading that script. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-12471 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.31.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.31.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.31.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

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