CVE-2024-52805

NameCVE-2024-52805
DescriptionSynapse is an open-source Matrix homeserver. In Synapse before 1.120.1, multipart/form-data requests can in certain configurations transiently increase memory consumption beyond expected levels while processing the request, which can be used to amplify denial of service attacks. Synapse 1.120.1 resolves the issue by denying requests with unsupported multipart/form-data content type.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1088995

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
matrix-synapse (PTS)sid, trixie1.121.0-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
matrix-synapsesource(unstable)1.121.0-11088995

Notes

https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-rfq8-j7rh-8hf2
https://github.com/twisted/twisted/issues/4688#issuecomment-1167705518
https://github.com/twisted/twisted/issues/4688#issuecomment-2385711609

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