Description
In GNOME evolution-rss through 0.3.96, network-soup.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 | evolution-rss | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | evolution-rss | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | evolution-rss | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | evolution-rss | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | evolution-rss | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2022-1153 GNOME: Schwachstelle ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 19, 2023