SUSE update for libgda

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU66986

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39359

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libgda to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

typelib-1_0-Gdaui-5_0: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

typelib-1_0-Gda-5_0: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-devel-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-devel: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-4-lang: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-ui-5_0-4-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-ui-5_0-4: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-debugsource: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-sqlite-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-sqlite: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-postgres-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-postgres: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-mysql-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-mysql: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-4-debuginfo: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

libgda-5_0-4: before 5.2.4-9.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223016-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.