Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting matrix-synapse package, versions <0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Threat Intelligence
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- published25 Sept 2018
- disclosed18 Sept 2018
Introduced: 18 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16515 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 matrix-synapse to version 0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream matrix-synapse package and not the matrix-synapse package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Matrix Synapse before 0.33.3.1 allows remote attackers to spoof events and possibly have unspecified other impacts by leveraging improper transaction and event signature validation.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16515
- https://matrix.org/blog/2018/09/06/critical-security-update-synapse-0-33-3-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16515
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRW7YR2H3ASUSYX4AO4KMY3FNVDNYW3P/
- https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3796#event-1833126269
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IRW7YR2H3ASUSYX4AO4KMY3FNVDNYW3P/