1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1682-1

USN-1682-1: GnuPG vulnerability

Publication date

9 January 2013

Overview

GnuPG could be made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially crafted key.

Releases

Packages

  • gnupg - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
  • gnupg2 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Details

KB Sriram discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain malformed keys.
If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a malformed key,
the GnuPG keyring could become corrupted.

KB Sriram discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain malformed keys.
If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a malformed key,
the GnuPG keyring could become corrupted.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
8.04 hardy gnupg –  1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2
12.10 quantal gnupg2 –  2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1
gnupg –  1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1
12.04 precise gnupg2 –  2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2
gnupg –  1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2
11.10 oneiric gnupg2 –  2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2
gnupg –  1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2
10.04 lucid gnupg2 –  2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5
gnupg –  1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2

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