Hi all,
On Thursday we will be issuing a security and maintenance release to all supported branches of MediaWiki.
The new releases will be:
- 1.35.14 - 1.39.6 - 1.40.2
1.41.0 is expected to follow shortly after.
This will resolve one minor security issue in MediaWiki core, along with bug fixes included for maintenance reasons. This includes various patches for PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 support.
This release may or may not be made with a CVE number formally attached, due to the recent delays in receiving them from MITRE.
We will make the fixes available in the respective release branches and master in git. Tarballs will be available for the above mentioned point releases as well.
A summary of some of the security fixes that have gone into non-bundled MediaWiki extensions will also follow later.
As a reminder, when 1.35 was released, it was originally due to become end of life (EOL) at the end of September 2023. Due to 1.39 being released late (November 2022), and to honor the commitment to the 1 year overlap of MediaWiki LTS releases, this formal EOL process was delayed till at least the end of November 2023, with the suggestion it would be December 2023.
It is therefore expected that this 1.35.14 will become the final release for the 1.35 branch, and 1.35 will formally become end of life afterwards. A separate announcement will be sent for that.
It is strongly recommended to upgrade to either 1.39 (the next LTS after 1.35), which will be supported until November 2025, 1.40, which will be supported until June 2024, or 1.41, which will be supported until December 2024.
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