| Name | CVE-2022-39264 |
| Description | 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 | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nheko (PTS) | bullseye | 0.8.0+really0.7.2-4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.11.3-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 0.12.0+~0.10.0+~1.0.0+~0.3.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nheko | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| nheko | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| nheko | source | (unstable) | 0.10.2-1 |
[bullseye] - nheko <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[buster] - nheko <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/security/advisories/GHSA-8jcp-8jq4-5mm7
https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/commit/67bee15a389f9b8a9f6c3a340558d1e2319e7199 (v0.10.2)
Support for secrets in keychain: https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/commit/7b46aa2a6e4fdb71632128a94b6645613631d8d4 (v0.8.0)