Ubuntu Security Notice 6076-1 - 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. 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6076-1
May 16, 2023
matrix-synapse vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Synapse.
Software Description:
- 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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM:
matrix-synapse 0.24.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6076-1
CVE-2018-10657, CVE-2018-12291, CVE-2018-12423, CVE-2018-16515,
CVE-2019-11842, CVE-2019-18835, CVE-2019-5885