SB2020082734 - Fedora 32 update for geary
Published: August 27, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020082734
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24661)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
GNOME Geary before 3.36.3 mishandles pinned TLS certificate verification for IMAP and SMTP services using invalid TLS certificates (e.g., self-signed certificates) when the client system is not configured to use a system-provided PKCS#11 store. This allows a meddler in the middle to present a different invalid certificate to intercept incoming and outgoing mail.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.