CVE-2022-23491

NameCVE-2022-23491
DescriptionCertifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from "TrustCor" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-certifi (PTS)bullseye2020.6.20-1vulnerable
bookworm2022.9.24-1vulnerable
trixie2024.8.30-1vulnerable
sid2024.8.30+dfsg-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-certifisource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8
Debian's python-certifi is patched to return the location of Debian-provided CA certificates

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