Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39359
CVE-2021-39359
Description
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgda:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgda:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0.0
- (no CPE)range: <=6.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- GNOME/libgdadescription
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/libgda&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 5.2.4-9.3.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.4-9.3.1
Patches
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References
5- blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/nvdVendor Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- github.com/GNOME/libgda/commit/bd7b9568bcd9f6d3e6680bb04323a670c842a62dnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRPPP47WRCAPAEJGRMEKYYJZBQCYXTLQ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLMVVIJNY5NMOT3FH36RFBWOTPVW7GME/nvd
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