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Important GnuPG2 Security Issue in SciLinux: SLSA-2018-2180-1 Update

Calendar Jul 12, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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gnupg2: Improper sanitization of filenames allows for the display of fake status messages and the bypass of signature verification (CVE-2018-12020) SL6 x86_64 gnupg2-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm gnupg2-debuginfo-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm gnupg2-smime-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm i386 gnupg2-2.0.14-9.el6_10.i686.rpm gnupg2-debuginfo-2.0.14-9.el6_10.i686.rpm gnupg2-smim [More...] 
Synopsis:          Important: gnupg2 security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:2180-1
Issue Date:        2018-07-12
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-12020
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Security Fix(es):

* gnupg2: Improper sanitization of filenames allows for the display of
fake status messages and the bypass of signature verification
(CVE-2018-12020)
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SL6
  x86_64
    gnupg2-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
    gnupg2-debuginfo-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
    gnupg2-smime-2.0.14-9.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    gnupg2-2.0.14-9.el6_10.i686.rpm
    gnupg2-debuginfo-2.0.14-9.el6_10.i686.rpm
    gnupg2-smime-2.0.14-9.el6_10.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team