Debian: DSA-2601-1 Critical: GnuPG Input Sanitation Issue
debian
January 6, 2013
KB Sriram discovered that GnuPG, the GNU Privacy Guard did not sufficiently sanitise public keys on import, which could lead to memory and keyring corruption
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Summary
The problem affects both version 1, in the 'gnupg' package, and
version two, in the 'gnupg2' package.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.10-4+squeeze1 of gnupg and version 2.0.19-2+squeeze1 of
gnupg2.
For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.12-7 of gnupg and
version 2.0.19-2 of gnupg2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gnupg and/or gnupg2 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: gnupg, gnupg2
CVE ID: CVE-2012-6085
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