Medium
libgda5 — security advisory
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
- Products
- libgda5
- Affected versions
- 5.2.10-10, 5.2.10-2, 5.2.10-3, 5.2.10-4.1, 5.2.10-4.1build1, 5.2.10-5, 5.2.10-5build1, 5.2.10-7, 5.2.4-1, 5.2.4-1ubuntu1, 5.2.4-6, 5.2.4-9, 5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1, 5.2.8-1build3, 5.2.9-1, 5.2.9-2, 5.2.9-2ubuntu1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-39359
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
libgda5
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
{
"id": "25e773e0108918a97ab79b7d93f61dd720b9415583fa8dd87cb764c4a64b8e3c",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359",
"summary": "In GNOME libgda through 6.0.0, gda-web-provider.c does not enable TLS certificate verification on the SoupSessionSync objects it creates, leaving users vulnerable to network MITM attacks. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2016-20011.",
"evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359",
"products": [
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.4-1",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1",
"evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.4-6",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.4-9",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1",
"evidence": "/affected/1/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.8-1build3",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.9-1",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.9-2",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1",
"evidence": "/affected/2/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/3/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.10-2",
"evidence": "/affected/3/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/4/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.10-3",
"evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.10-4.1",
"evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.10-4.1build1",
"evidence": "/affected/4/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/5/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.10-5",
"evidence": "/affected/5/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.10-5build1",
"evidence": "/affected/5/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.10-7",
"evidence": "/affected/5/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/6/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.10-7",
"evidence": "/affected/6/versions"
},
{
"value": "5.2.10-10",
"evidence": "/affected/6/versions"
}
]
},
{
"name": {
"value": "libgda5",
"evidence": "/affected/7/package/name"
},
"prerequisites": [],
"fixed_versions": [],
"affected_versions": [
{
"value": "5.2.10-7",
"evidence": "/affected/7/versions"
}
]
}
],
"severity": "medium",
"structured": {
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359",
"aliases": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359"
],
"metrics": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=xenial",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.4-1",
"5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-1ubuntu1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=bionic",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.4-6",
"5.2.4-9",
"5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.4-9ubuntu0.1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=focal",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.8-1build3",
"5.2.9-1",
"5.2.9-2",
"5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.9-2ubuntu1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=jammy",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.10-2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-2"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=noble",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.10-3",
"5.2.10-4.1",
"5.2.10-4.1build1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4t64",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-4.1build1"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=questing",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.10-5",
"5.2.10-5build1",
"5.2.10-7"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4t64",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=stonking",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.10-7",
"5.2.10-10"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4t64",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-10"
}
]
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "libgda5",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgda5?arch=source&distro=resolute",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"5.2.10-7"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39359.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gir1.2-gda-5.0",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-4t64",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-bin",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-common",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-mysql",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgda-5.0-postgres",
"binary_version": "5.2.10-7"
}
]
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-17T12:56:01.347406739Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2021-39359"
],
"references": [
"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39359",
"https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2021/05/25/reminder-soupsessionsync-and-soupsessionasync-default-to-no-tls-certificate-verification/",
"https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgda/-/issues/249",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39359"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2021-39359",
"evidence": "/upstream"
}
],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 354582,
"published_at": "2021-08-22T19:15:00+00:00"
}