1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2307-1

USN-2307-1: GPGME vulnerability

Publication date

6 August 2014

Overview

GPGME could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed a specially crafted certificate.

Releases

Packages

Details

Tomáš Trnka discovered that GPGME incorrectly handled certain certificate
line lengths. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
GPGME to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Tomáš Trnka discovered that GPGME incorrectly handled certain certificate
line lengths. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
GPGME to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

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
14.04 trusty libgpgme11 –  1.4.3-0.1ubuntu5.1
12.04 precise libgpgme11 –  1.2.0-1.4ubuntu2.1
10.04 lucid libgpgme11 –  1.2.0-1.2ubuntu1.1

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