USN-6076-1: Synapse vulnerabilities

16 May 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Synapse.

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Releases

Packages

  • matrix-synapse - Synapse: Matrix homeserver written in Python/Twisted.

Details

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2019-18835, CVE-2018-12291, CVE-2018-10657)

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to hijack the
session. (CVE-2019-11842, CVE-2018-12423)

It was discovered that Synapse incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
spoofing or user impersonation. (CVE-2019-5885, CVE-2018-16515)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.