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Gentoo: GLSA-202210-13 Normal: libgcrypt Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202210-13 highlights critical flaws in libgcrypt affecting systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgcrypt, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo normal libgcrypt

Resolution

All libgcrypt users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgcrypt-1.9.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-33560 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33560 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-40528 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40528

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: libgcrypt: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #766213, #795480, #811900
ID: 202210-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo normal libgcrypt

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgcrypt, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Background

libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library derived out of GnuPG.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libgcrypt < 1.9.4 >= 1.9.4

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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