libgcrypt20 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Libgcrypt could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.4-5ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.4-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Libgcrypt could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
- libgcrypt20 - LGPL Crypto library
It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.4-5ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 19.04
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.4-3ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libgcrypt20 - 1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
