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GLSA-202007-50 : GLib Networking: Improper certificate validation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 138973

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202007-50 (GLib Networking: Improper certificate validation)

 GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server’s TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity.
 Impact :

 There may be a breach of integrity or confidentiality in connections made using GLib Networking.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GLib Networking users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/glib-networking-2.62.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-50

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 138973

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-50.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2020

Updated: 2/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13645

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:glib-networking, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13645

GLSA: 202007-50