MediaWiki 1.38.5
26 December 2022
MediaWiki version 1.38.5 is now available (security release).
Upgrading to MediaWiki 1.38.5
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What's New in MediaWiki 1.38.5
Security
- (T322637) SECURITY: sqlite should not create DB file world-readable.
Bug Fixes and Changes
- Localisation updates.
- Tests: Explicit cast to int in RandomImageGenerator test (php8 warnings).
- (T319000) WebInstaller: Don't try and run trim() on null.
- (T318753) Installer: Disable logo dropper for now.
- (T320864) When calling mail(), use an array for headers.
- (T311567) In ManualLogEntry, cast the comment to string.
- (T289926) api: Fix minor PHP 8.1 incompatibility in ApiOptions.
- (T322803) SpecialBotPasswords: Don't pass null to trim().
- (T323082) Upgrading wikimedia/xmp-reader (0.8.1 => 0.8.5).
- Language: Handle ronna and quetta.
- PostgresUpdater: Remove trailing space from 'user_id ' column.
- (T304515) LCStoreStaticArray: atomically replace the cache file.
- (T324890, T324891, T324901) Parser: Allow dynamic properties on PHP 8.2.
- (T324910) On pages using multi-content revisions, the raw content of a specific slot can be retrieved using the action=raw&slot=<role-name> query parameters.