vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2021-29471)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 11, 2021 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 11, 2021
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
In Synapse before version 1.33.2 "Push rules" can specify conditions under which they will match, including `event_match`, which matches event content against a pattern including wildcards. Certain patterns can cause very poor performance in the matching engine, leading to a denial-of-service when processing moderate length events. The issue is patched in version 1.33.2. A potential workaround might be to prevent users from making custom push rules, by blocking such requests at a reverse-proxy.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2021-29471
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-29471
- URL-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/03318a766cac9f8b053db2214d9c332a977d226c
- URL-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.33.2
- URL-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/security/advisories/GHSA-x345-32rc-8h85
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNNAJOZNMVMXM6AS7RFFKB4QLUJ4IFEY/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202105-19
- CWE-400
- CWE-331
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