SB2021122251 - Fedora 34 update for libgda
Published: December 22, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021122251
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39359)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing certificate validation in gda-web-provider.c, which does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates. A remote attacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.