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Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04: USN-3733-1 GnuPG Cache Side-Channel Attack

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GnuPG could be made to expose sensitive information.
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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3733-1
August 07, 2018

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

- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuPG could be made to expose sensitive information.

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

Details:

Daniel J. Bernstein, Joachim Breitner, Daniel Genkin, Leon Groot Bruinderink,
Nadia Heninger, Tanja Lange, Christine van Vredendaal, and Yuval Yarom
discovered that GnuPG is vulnerable to a cache side-channel attack. A local
attacker could use this attack to recover RSA private keys.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3
  gnupg-curl                      1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3
  gpgv                            1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6
  gnupg-curl                      1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6
  gpgv                            1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3733-1
  CVE-2017-7526, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/+bug/1785176

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6

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Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04: USN-3733-1 GnuPG Cache Side-Channel Attack

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 7, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
GnuPG reveals critical data due to a cache exploit. Ensure to apply the latest patch to resolve this vulnerability for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 LTS.
GnuPG could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3 gnupg-curl 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3 gpgv 1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6 gnupg-curl 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6 gpgv 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3733-1

CVE-2017-7526, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/+bug/1785176

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Package Information

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