===========================
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
Patrick Cloke