===========================
Due to the two security issues highlighted below, server administrators are
encouraged to update Synapse. We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being
exploited in the wild.
Security advisory
-----------------
The following issues are fixed in v1.23.1 and v1.24.0.
- There is a denial of service attack
([CVE-2020-26257](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26257))
against the federation APIs in which future events will not be correctly sent
to other servers over federation. This affects all servers that participate in
open federation. (Fixed in [#8776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/8776)).
- Synapse may be affected by OpenSSL
[CVE-2020-1971](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1971).
Synapse administrators should ensure that they have the latest versions of
the cryptography Python package installed.
To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package:
* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
packages from
`matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include
the updated packages.
* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running:
```sh
<path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3'
```
* Administrators who have installed Synapse from distribution packages should
consult the information from their distributions.
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug in some federation APIs which could lead to unexpected behaviour if different parameters were set in the URI and the request body. ([\#8776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8776))
Internal Changes
----------------
- Add a maximum version for pysaml2 on Python 3.5. ([\#8898](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8898))
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Merge tag 'v1.23.1'
Synapse 1.23.1 (2020-12-09)
===========================
Due to the two security issues highlighted below, server administrators are
encouraged to update Synapse. We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being
exploited in the wild.
Security advisory
-----------------
The following issues are fixed in v1.23.1 and v1.24.0.
- There is a denial of service attack
([CVE-2020-26257](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26257))
against the federation APIs in which future events will not be correctly sent
to other servers over federation. This affects all servers that participate in
open federation. (Fixed in [#8776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/8776)).
- Synapse may be affected by OpenSSL
[CVE-2020-1971](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1971).
Synapse administrators should ensure that they have the latest versions of
the cryptography Python package installed.
To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package:
* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
packages from
`matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include
the updated packages.
* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running:
```sh
<path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3'
```
* Administrators who have installed Synapse from distribution packages should
consult the information from their distributions.
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug in some federation APIs which could lead to unexpected behaviour if different parameters were set in the URI and the request body. ([\#8776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8776))
Internal Changes
----------------
- Add a maximum version for pysaml2 on Python 3.5. ([\#8898](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8898))
Synapse 1.19.3 (2020-09-18)
===========================
Bugfixes
--------
- Partially mitigate bug where newly joined servers couldn't get past
events in a room when there is a malformed event.
([\#8350](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8350))
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Merge tag 'v1.19.3' into release-v1.20.0
1.19.3
Synapse 1.19.3 (2020-09-18)
===========================
Bugfixes
--------
- Partially mitigate bug where newly joined servers couldn't get past
events in a room when there is a malformed event.
([\#8350](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8350))
==============================
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.19.0 where appservices with ratelimiting disabled would still be ratelimited when joining rooms. ([\#8139](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8139))
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.19.0 that would cause e.g. profile updates to fail due to incorrect application of rate limits on join requests. ([\#8153](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8153))
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Merge tag 'v1.19.1rc1' into develop
Synapse 1.19.1rc1 (2020-08-25)
==============================
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.19.0 where appservices with ratelimiting disabled would still be ratelimited when joining rooms. ([\#8139](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8139))
- Fix a bug introduced in v1.19.0 that would cause e.g. profile updates to fail due to incorrect application of rate limits on join requests. ([\#8153](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8153))
Features:
* Always send users their own device updates. (#7160)
* Add support for handling GET requests for account_data on a worker. (#7311)
Bugfixes:
* Fix a bug that prevented cross-signing with users on worker-mode synapses. (#7255)
* Do not treat display names as globs in push rules. (#7271)
* Fix a bug with cross-signing devices belonging to remote users who did not share a
room with any user on the local homeserver. (#7289)
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Merge tag 'v1.12.4'
Synapse v1.12.4
Features:
* Always send users their own device updates. (#7160)
* Add support for handling GET requests for account_data on a worker. (#7311)
Bugfixes:
* Fix a bug that prevented cross-signing with users on worker-mode synapses. (#7255)
* Do not treat display names as globs in push rules. (#7271)
* Fix a bug with cross-signing devices belonging to remote users who did not share a
room with any user on the local homeserver. (#7289)
==============================
Features
--------
- Always send users their own device updates. ([\#7160](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7160))
- Add support for handling GET requests for `account_data` on a worker. ([\#7311](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7311))
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug that prevented cross-signing with users on worker-mode synapses. ([\#7255](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7255))
- Do not treat display names as globs in push rules. ([\#7271](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7271))
- Fix a bug with cross-signing devices belonging to remote users who did not share a room with any user on the local homeserver. ([\#7289](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7289))
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Merge tag 'v1.12.4rc1' into develop
Synapse 1.12.4rc1 (2020-04-22)
==============================
Features
--------
- Always send users their own device updates. ([\#7160](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7160))
- Add support for handling GET requests for `account_data` on a worker. ([\#7311](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7311))
Bugfixes
--------
- Fix a bug that prevented cross-signing with users on worker-mode synapses. ([\#7255](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7255))
- Do not treat display names as globs in push rules. ([\#7271](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7271))
- Fix a bug with cross-signing devices belonging to remote users who did not share a room with any user on the local homeserver. ([\#7289](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7289))
* master:
1.12.1
Note where bugs were introduced
1.12.1rc1
Newsfile
Rewrite changelog
Add changelog
Only import sqlite3 when type checking
Fix another instance
Only setdefault for signatures if device has key_json
Fix starting workers when federation sending not split out.
Attempt to clarify Python version requirements (#7161)
Improve the UX of the login fallback when using SSO (#7152)
Update the wording of the config comment
Lint
Changelog
Regenerate sample config
Whitelist the login fallback by default for SSO
Updates the v1.0.0 changelog to provide more information to those upgrading to v1.0 on why they may receive errors or find their password reset abilities have now been disabled.
Helps address #5444
