Description
Python TUF (The Update Framework) reference implementation before version 0.12 it will incorrectly trust a previously downloaded root metadata file which failed verification at download time. This allows an attacker who is able to serve multiple new versions of root metadata (i.e. by a person-in-the-middle attack) culminating in a version which has not been correctly signed to control the trust chain for future updates. This is fixed in version 0.12 and newer.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| theupdateframework | tuf | < 0.12 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | tuf | < 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 | GHSA-f8mr-jv2c-v8mg |
References
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-f8mr-jv2c-v8mg
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/pull/885
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/releases/tag/v0.12.0
- https://pypi.org/project/tuf
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/tuf/commit/3d342e648fbacdf43a13d7ba8886aaaf07334af7