openSUSE Security Update : matrix-synapse (openSUSE-2019-475)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123194

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for matrix-synapse fixes the following security issue :

- CVE-2018-12291: visibility rules were not applied correctly in the get_missing_events federation API (boo#1096833)

Solution

Update the affected matrix-synapse packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1096833

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123194

File Name: openSUSE-2019-475.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/27/2019

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python2-matrix-synapse, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python3-matrix-synapse, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12291