CVE-2021-39359 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published 22 Aug 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attacks against applications using libgda because TLS certificate verification is disabled by default.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2021-39359?

CVE-2021-39359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39359?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (10)

`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`
`libgda` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	All versions	`5.2.4-9.3.1`

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Libgda.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39359?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-39359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359, GHSA-p8hp-p5rw-j34r, MGASA-2022-0005, SUSE-SU-2022:3016-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359, openSUSE-SU-2024:11803-1.