Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GnuPG and libgcrypt, the worst of which may allow a local attacker to obtain confidential key information.
| Package | app-crypt/gnupg on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.0.26-r3 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.0.26-r3 revision >= 1.4.19 revision >= 1.4.20 revision >= 1.4.21 revision >= 1.4.22 |
| Package | dev-libs/libgcrypt on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.6.3-r4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.6.3-r4 |
The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuPG and libgcrypt, please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition. Side-channel attacks could be leveraged to obtain key material.
There is no known workaround at this time.
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"