[ GLSA 201402-24 ] GnuPG, Libgcrypt: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: GnuPG, Libgcrypt: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201402-24)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: February 21, 2014
Updated: July 07, 2014
Bug(s): #449546, #478184, #484836, #487230, #494658
ID: 201402-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuPG and
Libgcrypt, which may result in execution of arbitrary code, Denial of
Service, or the disclosure of private keys.


Background

The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of
cryptographic software. Libgcrypt is a cryptographic library based on
GnuPG.


Affected Packages

Package: app-crypt/gnupg
Vulnerable: < 2.0.22
Unaffected: >= 2.0.22
Unaffected: >= 1.4.16 < 1.4.17
Unaffected: >= 1.4.17 < 1.4.18
Unaffected: >= 1.4.18 < 1.4.19
Unaffected: >= 1.4.19 < 1.4.20
Unaffected: >= 1.4.20 < 1.4.21
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: dev-libs/libgcrypt
Vulnerable: < 1.5.3
Unaffected: >= 1.5.3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GnuPG and Libgcrypt.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running GnuPG, cause a Denial of Service
condition, or bypass security restrictions. Additionally, a side-channel
attack may allow a local attacker to recover a private key, please review
“Flush+Reload: a High Resolution, Low Noise, L3 Cache Side-Channel
Attack” in the References section for further details.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GnuPG 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version: