Description
In GNOME libgfbgraph through 0.2.4, gfbgraph-photo.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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | gfbgraph | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gfbgraph | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | gfbgraph | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | gfbgraph | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gfbgraph | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | gfbgraph | 0.2.4-1.el8 | RHSA-2022:1801 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | gfbgraph | 0.2.4-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1801 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | gfbgraph | 0.2.4-1.el8 | RLSA-2022:1801 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | gfbgraph | 0.2.3-150000.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2876-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | gfbgraph | 0.2.3-150000.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2876-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | gfbgraph | 0.2.4-1.el8 | ELSA-2022-1801 |
Advisories 6
- ALSA-2022:1801 Moderate: gfbgraph security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RLSA-2022:1801 Moderate: gfbgraph security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:2876-1 Security update for gfbgraph SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2022:1801 Red Hat Security Advisory: gfbgraph security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-1153 GNOME: Schwachstelle ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 19, 2023
- ELSA-2022-1801 Moderate: gfbgraph security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 17, 2022
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgfbgraph/-/issues/17
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
- FEDORA-2021-7cccd2784c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-9c737bb848 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-743a0aafa0 vendor-advisory