| Name | CVE-2021-39359 |
| Description | In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 993592 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libgda5 (PTS) | jessie | 5.2.2-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 5.2.4-3 | vulnerable |
| buster | 5.2.8-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.2.9-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 5.2.10-3 | vulnerable |
| sid | 5.2.10-4.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libgda5 | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| libgda5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 993592 |
Notes
[bookworm] - libgda5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - libgda5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libgda5 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - libgda5 <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when/if fixed upstream)
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/commit/bebdffb4de586fb43fd07ac549121f4b22f6812d (master)