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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-5503-1 Critical GnuPG Forged Signature Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 5, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical GnuPG flaw permits counterfeit signatures across various Ubuntu iterations. Protect your system by performing an immediate update!
GnuPG could allow forged signatures.

Summary

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: gnupg 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1 gnupg2 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1 gpg 2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 21.10: gnupg 2.2.20-1ubuntu4.1 gnupg2 2.2.20-1ubuntu4.1 gpg 2.2.20-1ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: gnupg 2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2 gnupg2 2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2 gpg 2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: gnupg 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6 gnupg2 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6 gpg 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5503-1

CVE-2022-34903

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July 05, 2022

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.2.20-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6

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