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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: RHSA-2022-5311 Moderate: libgcrypt ElGamal Risk

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Calendar Grey June 30, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A new version of libgcrypt is released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, classified as Moderate. Update promptly to bolster your security measures.
An update for libgcrypt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms.
Security Fix(es):
* libgcrypt: ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery (CVE-2021-40528)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat security impact plaintext recovery libgcrypt

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40528 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source: libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.src.rpm
aarch64: libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.aarch64.rpm libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.aarch64.rpm libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6.aarch64.rpm libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6.aarch64.rpm libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.s390x.rpm libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.s390x.rpm libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6.s390x.rpm libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6.s390x.rpm libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.i686.rpm libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.x86_64.rpm libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.i686.rpm libgcrypt-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.x86_64.rpm libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6.i686.rpm libgcrypt-debugsource-1.8.5-7.el8_6.x86_64.rpm libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6.i686.rpm libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-7.el8_6.x86_64.rpm libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.i686.rpm libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo-1.8.5-7.el8_6.x86_64.rpm
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Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5311-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5311
Issue date: 2022-06-28

Topic

An update for libgcrypt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat security impact plaintext recovery libgcrypt

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2002816 - CVE-2021-40528 libgcrypt: ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery

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