glib-networking — security advisory
In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.
- Products
- glib-networking
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.64.3-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-13645
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:36 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In GNOME glib-networking through 2.64.2, the implementation of GTlsClientConnection skips hostname verification of the server's TLS certificate if the application fails to specify the expected server identity. This is in contrast to its intended documented behavior, to fail the certificate verification. Applications that fail to provide the server identity, including Balsa before 2.5.11 and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, accept a TLS certificate if the certificate is valid for any host.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13645
glib-networking
Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2
glib-networking
Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2
glib-networking
Fixed versions: 2.64.3-2
Complete source record
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