Description
In GNOME libzapojit through 0.0.3, zpj-skydrive.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 | libzapojit | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libzapojit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libzapojit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libzapojit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libzapojit | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | libzapojit | 0.0.3-150000.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3267-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | libzapojit | 0.0.3-5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3266-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | libzapojit | 0.0.3-150000.3.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3267-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libzapojit +1 | 0.0.3-4.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2023-2144 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2022:3266-1 Security update for libzapojit SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3267-1 Security update for libzapojit SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-1153 GNOME: Schwachstelle ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 19, 2023
- ALAS2-2023-2144 Moderate: libzapojit security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 19, 2023
References
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libzapojit/-/issues/4
- FEDORA-2021-7f5a82ef57 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-c3395a5df6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-77ce69dba6 vendor-advisory