CVE-2020-36649 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-36649: A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file papaparse.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 5.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the pa

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-36649 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.35.11-1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mediawiki→ fixed in1:1.39.4-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mediawiki
```

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