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CVE-2024-42369: matrix-js-sdk will freeze when a user sets a room with itself as a its predecessor

August 20, 2024

A malicious homeserver can craft a room or room structure such that the predecessors form a cycle. The matrix-js-sdk’s getRoomUpgradeHistory function will infinitely recurse in this case, causing the code to hang. This method is public but also called by the ’leaveRoomChain()’ method, so leaving a room will also trigger the bug.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhr5-g3pm-49fm
  • github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk
  • github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/commit/a0efed8b881b3db6c9f2c71d6a6e74c2828978c6
  • github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-vhr5-g3pm-49fm
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42369

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Affected versions

All versions before 34.3.1

Fixed versions

  • 34.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 34.3.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion

Source file

npm/matrix-js-sdk/CVE-2024-42369.yml

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