Upstream information

CVE-2022-39250 at MITRE

Description

Matrix JavaScript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server software development kit (SDK) for JavaScript. Prior to version 19.7.0, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver could interfere with the verification flow between two users, injecting its own cross-signing user identity in place of one of the users’ identities. This would lead to the other device trusting/verifying the user identity under the control of the homeserver instead of the intended one. The vulnerability is a bug in the matrix-js-sdk, caused by checking and signing user identities and devices in two separate steps, and inadequately fixing the keys to be signed between those steps. Even though the attack is partly made possible due to the design decision of treating cross-signing user identities as Matrix devices on the server side (with their device ID set to the public part of the user identity key), no other examined implementations were vulnerable. Starting with version 19.7.0, the matrix-js-sdk has been modified to double check that the key signed is the one that was verified instead of just referencing the key by ID. An additional check has been made to report an error when one of the device ID matches a cross-signing key. As this attack requires coordination between a malicious homeserver and an attacker, those who trust their homeservers do not need a particular workaround.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.5 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact None None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1204411 [NEW]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Liberty Linux 7
  • thunderbird >= 102.4.0-1.el7_9
Patchnames:
RHSA-2022:7184
SUSE Liberty Linux 8
  • thunderbird >= 102.4.0-1.el8_6
Patchnames:
RHSA-2022:7190
SUSE Liberty Linux 9
  • thunderbird >= 102.4.0-1.el9_0
Patchnames:
RHSA-2022:7178
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP3-2022-3800
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP4-2022-3800
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 GA MozillaThunderbird-102.11.0-150200.8.116.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2022-3800
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2022-3800
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 GA MozillaThunderbird-102.11.0-150200.8.116.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-3800
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.4.0-150200.8.85.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-3800
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • MozillaThunderbird >= 102.3.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-common >= 102.3.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird-translations-other >= 102.3.1-1.1
  • element-desktop >= 1.11.8-1.1
  • element-web >= 1.11.8-1.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA MozillaThunderbird-102.3.1-1.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA element-desktop-1.11.8-1.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA element-web-1.11.8-1.1


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 MozillaThunderbird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 MozillaThunderbird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 MozillaThunderbird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 MozillaThunderbird Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird Released
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaThunderbird Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Sep 30 00:00:19 2022
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 22 17:21:27 2024