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Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1682-1 Critical GnuPG Keyring Corruption Risk

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GnuPG could be made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially crafted key.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1682-1
January 09, 2013

gnupg, gnupg2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuPG could be made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially
crafted key.

Software Description:
- gnupg: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
- gnupg2: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Details:

KB Sriram discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain malformed keys.
If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a malformed key,
the GnuPG keyring could become corrupted.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1682-1
  CVE-2012-6085

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2


Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1682-1 Critical GnuPG Keyring Corruption Risk

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Calendar Grey January 9, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A specific crafted key import could lead to GnuPG corrupting the keyring. Ubuntu users are recommended to apply updates.
GnuPG could be made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially crafted key.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1 gnupg2 2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2 gnupg2 2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2 Ubuntu 11.10: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2 gnupg2 2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2 gnupg2 2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1682-1

CVE-2012-6085

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January 09, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2

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