Upstream information

CVE-2024-40648 at MITRE

Description

matrix-rust-sdk is an implementation of a Matrix client-server library in Rust. The `UserIdentity::is_verified()` method in the matrix-sdk-crypto crate before version 0.7.2 doesn't take into account the verification status of the user's own identity while performing the check and may as a result return a value contrary to what is implied by its name and documentation. If the method is used to decide whether to perform sensitive operations towards a user identity, a malicious homeserver could manipulate the outcome in order to make the identity appear trusted. This is not a typical usage of the method, which lowers the impact. The method itself is not used inside the `matrix-sdk-crypto` crate. The 0.7.2 release of the `matrix-sdk-crypto` crate includes a fix. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • cargo-audit-advisory-db >= 20240730-1.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14224


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Jul 18 20:00:20 2024
CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 3 19:35:55 2024