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Ubuntu 14.10: USN-2555-1 Moderate: Libgcrypt Physical Key Attack

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Libgcrypt.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2555-1
April 01, 2015

libgcrypt11, libgcrypt20 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Libgcrypt.

Software Description:
- libgcrypt11: LGPL Crypto library
- libgcrypt20: LGPL Crypto library

Details:

Daniel Genkin, Lev Pachmanov, Itamar Pipman, and Eran Tromer discovered
that Libgcrypt was susceptible to an attack via physical side channels. A
local attacker could use this attack to possibly recover private keys.
(CVE-2014-3591)

Daniel Genkin, Adi Shamir, and Eran Tromer discovered that Libgcrypt was
susceptible to an attack via physical side channels. A local attacker could
use this attack to possibly recover private keys. (CVE-2015-0837)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libgcrypt11                     1.5.4-2ubuntu1.1
  libgcrypt20                     1.6.1-2ubuntu1.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libgcrypt11                     1.5.3-2ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libgcrypt11                     1.5.0-3ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libgcrypt11                     1.4.4-5ubuntu2.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2555-1
  CVE-2014-3591, CVE-2015-0837

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.4-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.6.1-2ubuntu1.14.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.3-2ubuntu4.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.0-3ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.4.4-5ubuntu2.4


Ubuntu 14.10: USN-2555-1 Moderate: Libgcrypt Physical Key Attack

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 1, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Alert: Vulnerabilities found in Libgcrypt within Ubuntu systems. It's crucial to perform an update to safeguard against possible risks of key compromise.
Several security issues were fixed in Libgcrypt.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libgcrypt11 1.5.4-2ubuntu1.1 libgcrypt20 1.6.1-2ubuntu1.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libgcrypt11 1.5.3-2ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgcrypt11 1.5.0-3ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgcrypt11 1.4.4-5ubuntu2.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2555-1

CVE-2014-3591, CVE-2015-0837

Severity
important
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Low
Medium
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Critical

April 01, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.4-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.6.1-2ubuntu1.14.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.3-2ubuntu4.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.5.0-3ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt11/1.4.4-5ubuntu2.4

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