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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208
Vulnerability in synapse (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208)
Summary
vulnerability in synapse (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208** has been found in synapse.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade synapse to **1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "synapse UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-31208 (synapse) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: `1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in synapse.
📍 Affected scope
synapse — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'synapse' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'synapse' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `synapse` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade synapse to 1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2ステージング環境で 1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
matrix-synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
matrix-synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
matrix-synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.53.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
matrix-synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
synapse
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7444-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31208
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31208
- report https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-3h7q-rfh9-xm4v
- report https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/commit/55b0aa847a61774b6a3acdc4b177a20dc019f01a
- report https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/releases/tag/v1.105.1