Description
GitLab::API::v4 through 0.26 does not verify TLS certificates when connecting to a GitLab server, enabling machine-in-the-middle attacks.
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 14 | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | 0.27-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | 0.27-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libgitlab-api-v4-perl | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://blog.hackeriet.no/perl-http-tiny-insecure-tls-default-affects-cpan-modules/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/14
- https://github.com/bluefeet/GitLab-API-v4/pull/57
- https://github.com/chansen/p5-http-tiny/pull/151
- [oss-security] 20230429 Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230503 Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230503 Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230507 Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules mailing-list