Gentoo alert 201606-04 (gnupg)
| From: | Yury German <blueknight@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201606-04 ] GnuPG: Multiple vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Jun 2016 16:25:43 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <1621944f-fa33-23d7-9d91-b327db83bd96@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: GnuPG: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 05, 2016 Bugs: #534110, #541564, #541568 ID: 201606-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GnuPG and libgcrypt, the worst of which may allow a local attacker to obtain confidential key information. Background ========== The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/gnupg < 2.0.26-r3 *>= 1.4.19 >= 2.0.26-r3 2 dev-libs/libgcrypt < 1.6.3-r4 >= 1.6.3-r4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuPG and libgcrypt, please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A local attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition. Side-channel attacks could be leveraged to obtain key material. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All GnuPG 2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.26-r3" All GnuPG 1 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.19" All libgcrypt users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.6.3-r4" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2014-3591 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3591 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-0837 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0837 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-04 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5