Date:         Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:03:13 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Moderate: gnupg2 on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Moderate: gnupg2 security update
Issue date:	2010-08-04
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-2547

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way gpgsm, a Cryptographic 
Message Syntax (CMS) encryption and signing tool, handled X.509 
certificates with a large number of Subject Alternate Names. A 
specially-crafted X.509 certificate could, when imported, cause gpgsm to 
crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-2547)

SL 5.x

     SRPMS:
gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.src.rpm
     i386:
gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.i386.rpm
     x86_64:
gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2010-2547 Moderate: gnupg2 SL5.x i386/x86_64

Moderate: gnupg2 security update

Summary

certificates with a large number of Subject Alternate Names. Aspecially-crafted X.509 certificate could, when imported, cause gpgsm tocrash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-2547)SL 5.xSRPMS:gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.src.rpmi386:gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.i386.rpmx86_64:gnupg2-2.0.10-3.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-08-04
CVE Names: CVE-2010-2547
A use-after-free flaw was found in the way gpgsm, a Cryptographic
Message Syntax (CMS) encryption and signing tool, handled X.509

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