Debian: DSA-2832-1 Urgent: GnuPG Memory Leak Issue Addressed
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December 18, 2013
Genkin, Shamir and Tromer discovered that RSA key material could be extracted by using the sound generated by the computer during the decryption of some chosen ciphertexts
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.10-4+squeeze4.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.12-7+deb7u3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.15-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gnupg 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
CVE ID: CVE-2013-4576
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