Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-39359
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libgda5 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libgda5 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Debian:13 | libgda5 | 5.2.10-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Debian:14 | libgda5 | 5.2.10-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libgda5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libgda5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libgda5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libgda5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libgda5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- 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
- FEDORA-2021-084f819da6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-06510d73f1 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/libgda/commit/bd7b9568bcd9f6d3e6680bb04323a670c842a62d