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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201407-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: GnuPG: Denial of Service
     Date: July 16, 2014
     Bugs: #514718
       ID: 201407-04

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in GnuPG can lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite
of cryptographic software.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-crypt/gnupg              < 2.0.24                 *>= 1.4.21 
                                                           *>= 1.4.17 
                                                           *>= 1.4.18 
                                                           *>= 1.4.20 
                                                           *>= 1.4.19 
                                                            >= 2.0.24 

Description
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GnuPG does not properly handle a specially crated compressed packet
resulting in an infinite loop.

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker can cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GnuPG 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.24"

All GnuPG 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.17"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-4617
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-4617

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201407-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/