CVE-2021-39365
Published: 22 August 2021
In GNOME grilo though 0.3.13, grl-net-wc.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionAsync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
grilo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(0.2.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| bionic |
Released
(0.3.4-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(0.3.12-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(0.3.13-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(0.3.13-1.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(0.3.13-1.1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/grilo/-/commit/cd2472e506dafb1bb8ae510e34ad4797f63e263e |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-39365
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/grilo/-/issues/146
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5055-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian