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A matrix-synapse security update has been released for Fedora Linux 38.



[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: matrix-synapse-1.93.0-2.fc38


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2023-84ee781688
2023-10-06 01:28:08.203664
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Name : matrix-synapse
Product : Fedora 38
Version : 1.93.0
Release : 2.fc38
URL : https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse
Summary : A Matrix reference homeserver written in Python using Twisted
Description :
Matrix is an ambitious new ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and
VoIP. Synapse is a reference "homeserver" implementation of Matrix from the
core development team at matrix.org, written in Python/Twisted. It is intended
to showcase the concept of Matrix and let folks see the spec in the context of
a coded base and let you run your own homeserver and generally help bootstrap
the ecosystem.

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Update Information:

Update to v1.93.0 (CVE-2023-41335, CVE-2023-42453)
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ChangeLog:

* Wed Sep 27 2023 Kai A. Hiller [V02460@gmail.com] - 1.93.0-2
- Relax pillow requirement
* Wed Sep 27 2023 Kai A. Hiller [V02460@gmail.com] - 1.93.0-1
- Update to v1.93.0 (CVE-2023-41335, CVE-2023-42453)
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #2242239 - CVE-2023-42453 matrix-synapse: improper validation of receipts allows forged read receipts
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242239
[ 2 ] Bug #2242240 - CVE-2023-41335 matrix-synapse: temporary storage of plaintext passwords during password changes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242240
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2023-84ee781688' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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