nheko vulnerable to secret poisoning using MITM on secret requests by the homeserver
Summary
nheko vulnerable to secret poisoning using MITM on secret requests by the homeserver
Original description
The description as published by the source.
nheko is a desktop client for the Matrix communication application. All versions below 0.10.2 are vulnerable homeservers inserting malicious secrets, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks. Users can upgrade to version 0.10.2 to protect against this issue. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually, avoid doing verifications of one's own devices, and/or avoid pressing the request button in the settings menu.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39264 nheko Fixed in: 0.10.2-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39264 nheko
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- web github.com